Mekong River Commission Secretariat

Mekong River Commission

3^rd Regional Stakeholder Forum on Mekong Basin Development Plan

"Decoding the Development Scenarios and Strategy for Basin Development: What does the future hold"

	Date:    29-30 July 010 Venue:      To be determined Agenda and Concept note download (PDF, updated 13 July, 2010)   Call for papers Click here for details (PDF)   Exhibition The MRC also extend an invitation to those stakeholder groups who are interested in presenting their relevant work in the exhibition of the Forum. Contact information    For your registration Ms. Chitlatda Keomuongchanh National Junior Sociologist Basin Development Plan Programme Mekong River Commission Secretariat, Vientiane, Lao PDR Tel: + 856-21 263 263 ext. 2118 Fax: + 856-21 263 264 Email: chitlatda@mrcmekong.org    For technical information Mr. Suparerk Janprasart Sociologist/socio-economist Basin Development Plan Programme Phase2 Mekong River Commission Secretariat, Vientiane, Lao PDR Tel: + 856 21 263 263 ext 2108 Fax: + 856 21 263 264 Email: Suparerk@mrcmekong.org      For communication and media Mr. Khy Lim Communication Officer International Cooperation and Communication Section Mekong River Commission Secretariat Vientiane, Lao PDR Tel: + 856 21 263 263 ext 4702 Email: Khy@mrcmekong.org

The Mekong River Commission (MRC) is very pleased to invite stakeholders from community representatives, national and regional civil society organizations, governmental agencies, private sectors in the Lower Mekong Basin and interested international networks to join one of the most important annual events of the MRC namely 3^rd Regional Stakeholder Forum on Mekong Basin Development Plan. This Forum is the key event of the MRC that will address and integrate all key issues within the Mekong Basin into one dialogue and to improve the MRC’s action plan that recognizes the whole Mekong River Basin as a single ecosystem.

The Forum will be held in Vientiane, Lao PDR on 29-30 July, 2010, under the key theme "Decoding the Development Scenarios and Strategy for Basin Development: What does the future hold?".

The focus of the Forum is to seek critical views and inputs from stakeholders on the Planning Process of the Lower Mekong Basin led by the MRC which includes

• One of the most important assignment of the MRC – the results of Cumulative Assessment on Hydrological, Economic, Social and Environmental Impacts from the key development sectors of mainstream & national tributary’s hydropower, irrigation, navigation, flood control and fishery in the LMB. What does the results entail? What are the likely acceptable degree of development in the Basin?
• The development of the Basin Development Strategy for the LMB. How could it be agreed among the Member Countries and stakeholders, and used as an effective regional tool/process in guiding the sustainable future of the Basin?
• River Basin Organizations: What are strengths and weaknesses of river basin management through an RBO? Is it really the best mechanism for the time being? What should be the MRC’s role to national RBOs in the Mekong region?
  

The deadline for registration is June 30. The registration form is attached in the agenda of this Forum. The participation of the Forum is limited to 200 participants. Nevertheless, there needs to ensure a balance of participants among the groups identified above therefore, please register early to secure a seat for your participation.

Please send your registration form to Ms. Chitlatda Keomuangchanh, MRC BDP Programme, email: chitlatda@mrcmekong.org, or fax: +856 21 263 264. The Forum will be conducted in English. Simultaneous translation from English into Khmer, Lao, Thai and Vietnamese languages will be provided.

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