24 May 2022
Thailand’s high-level representative to the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Council issued a call Monday for China and other riverine states to be even more forthcoming about the timing and quantity of water release along Southeast Asia’s largest waterway, for the sake of those affected.
16 May 2022
After four straight years of “low flow” and drought that has caused hardship for fishing and farming families along the Mekong River, there’s finally a glimmer of good news for Southeast Asia’s largest waterway: the first four months of 2022 were the wettest in several years.
28 Apr 2022
The Mekong River Commission’s governing body approved new operational procedures on Tuesday that will ensure greater transparency and accountability in how the intergovernmental agency – which is entrusted to steer river-protection efforts – then spends its funding from members and donors.
07 Apr 2022
In a speech to mark “Mekong Day,” the Mekong River Commission Secretariat CEO sounded the alarm about the health and “unprecedented challenge” now facing Southeast Asia’s largest waterway, after four straight years of low-flow and unsustainable development activities that have ravaged the region’s wetlands and the livelihoods for millions.
01 Apr 2022
The Mekong River Commission (MRC) yesterday unveiled the first water-level monitoring station to be positioned atop the Lower Mekong River Basin – as part of a broader MRC plan to reduce vulnerability for millions of Southeast Asians, whose lives and livelihoods downstream are too easily affected by a sudden, unexpected flow of water.
09 Feb 2022
The Lao Minister of Foreign Affairs has urged the Mekong River Commission (MRC) to continue maintaining its impartial role and facilitating implementation of the Mekong Agreement in an important message of support for this intergovernmental river basin organization
21 Jan 2022
Luxembourg has provided EUR 1 million (approx. USD 1.13 million) in funding to the Mekong River Commission (MRC) to assist Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Viet Nam to maintain the ecological functions of the Mekong River and strengthen resilience against climate risks, floods and droughts.
17 Jan 2022
Anoulak Kittikhoun takes office today as the third riparian Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat and will lead the Vientiane-based international organization and its flood and drought centre in Phnom Penh during his period in office from 2022 to 2024.
13 Jan 2022
The Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat has renewed its call for the six Mekong countries to urgently address regional low flows, water fluctuations and drought as the Lower Mekong River experiences record low flows for the third consecutive year.
10 Sep 2021
Tropical storm Conson will make landfall during the coming days, bringing heavy rainfall and high winds to countries of the Lower Mekong Basin, the Mekong River Commission Secretariat said today.

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Mr. Yasunobu Matoba

Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat 

Dr. Olivier Cogels

Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat 

Mr. Kristensen Joern

Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat 

Mr. Jeremy Douglas BIRD

Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat 

Mr. Hans Joakim GUTTMAN

Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat 

Mr. Pham Tuan Phan

First Riparian Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat

Dr. An Pich Hatda

Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat