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Overview

Our support to the East and South-East Asia region is focused on strong bilateral relationships with individual countries, including Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, The Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam.

ACIAR work in the region is underpinned by common trends to create opportunities for greater regional cooperation and trilateral collaboration in research. Read more about our China Country Office, Indonesia Country Office, Philippines Country Office, Timor-​Leste Country Office and Vietnam Country Office.

East and South-East Asia priorities

  • Capitalising on market opportunities that can transform smallholder systems as the region undergoes rapid urbanisation and globalisation of agrifood chains.
  • Challenging issues related to acute poverty, requiring very specific targeting for research collaboration.
  • Understanding and addressing the impacts of climate change on food systems and livelihood security.
  • Greater regional cooperation and trilateral collaboration in research between ACIAR and partner countries in the region.

Active projects by program area

Regional manager

Mr Ounheuan Saiyasith (Oun)

Ounheuan (Oun)
[email protected]

Oun is based in Vientiane, Laos. Before joining ACIAR as a Regional Manager for Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand, Oun served as a Program Manager based at the Australian Embassy in Laos, working on national and transboundary water, energy and climate issues across the Mekong countries. Oun brings extensive professional and management experience in program development, policy analysis, multi-stakeholder engagement, monitoring, and evaluation in natural resources and governance sectors. Oun has a Bachelor of Arts (Language) and a postgraduate degree in Development Studies from a joint program of Chiangmai University (Thailand) and the National University of Laos.

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