Robust decision-making in the Mekong: strengthening inclusive climate change adaptation and natural resource management

Key findings:

• Trust is lacking, particularly in national governments, around natural resource management decision-making in the Greater Mekong Subregion.
• The Robust Decision Making (RDM) methodology has strong potential to increase trust and participation in decision-making from diverse stakeholders.
• Less technically intensive interpretations of the methodology, referred to as “RDM lite”, may suit local needs better while preserving RDM’s core principles of robustness, participation and adaptive decision-making.
• Several additional measures could also strengthen local communities’ and civil society’s engagement with decision-making processes: capacity building, strengthening informal networks, building common understanding, reflecting on how participation can be “meaningful”, and harnessing digital technology while ensuring security and equitable access.