Development Partners & Partner Organisations

The Mekong River Commission is funded through contributions from the four Member Countries, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam, and through technical and financial collaborations with the following countries through their bilateral and multilateral development and financial institutions:

Australia Finland Japan New Zealand The United States
Belgium France Luxembourg Sweden
Denmark Germany The Netherlands Switzerland

Partner Organisations

The MRC works with many different partners under jointly funded projects, under formal Memoranda of Understanding or in a research capacity.

In 2001, observer status for regional partner organisations was agreed upon by member countries and invitations for their participation in MRC Governance meetings were extended for these long-time regional partner organizations to attend the MRC Council and Joint Committee meetings."

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
Asian Development Bank (ADB) World Bank
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Latest News

Conference calls for innovative solutions for water, energy and food sectors

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World Bank provides US$ 8 million to improve Mekong resources management

Funding aims to increase dialogue, cooperation and understanding on integrated and transboundary approach