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MRC Unveils Unique Student Competition to Modernize Mekong River Technology

6 October 2022

The Mekong River Commission (MRC) has launched a one-of-a-kind competition that challenges the region’s university students to design cost-effective, sustainable technology to monitor the Mekong’s water level, rainfall, soil moisture and water quality.

MRC Joint Committee Takes Action to Improve Hydropower Design, Boost Cross-border Cooperation

4 October 2022

The governing board of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) has approved a milestone document that clarifies guidelines for how to design hydropower projects, to minimize impact on ecosystems and communities along Southeast Asia’s largest waterway.

Mekong River Monitors Report Preliminary Observations on Dam Impact

22 August 2022

Two hydropower projects along Southeast Asia’s most important river have had measurable, but moderate, impact on water flow, sediment and fisheries, according to preliminary findings of a report by the Mekong River Commission (MRC) released last week.

Mekong and Mississippi River Leaders Strengthen Cooperation, Meaningful Exchange

14 July 2022

The agencies representing two of the world’s most important rivers have agreed to deepen a bilateral partnership, in which they share their lessons learned and best practices in economic development, environmental protection, technological expertise, and other crucial areas.

MRC Stakeholders Tackle Hydropower Sustainability, Other Pressing Mekong Challenges

1 July 2022

At the Mekong River Commission’s 12th Regional Stakeholder Forum, held June 29, the MRC called for all six countries along Southeast Asia’s largest river to implement a recently approved strategy that aims to optimize the benefits of hydropower projects, while minimizing their impact on both the environment and the millions of people living in the basin.

MRC Unveils Technology to Monitor Mekong Water Quality and Fish Migration

9 June 2022

With hydrological projects now a daily reality along Southeast Asia’s most important waterway, the Mekong River Commission and its partners have introduced new technology to measure if one large project will have significant impact on the river’s water quality, flow or fish population.

Mekong River Stakeholders to Discuss Balancing Development and Climate Change

7 June 2022

The Mekong River Commission will host its 12th Regional Stakeholder Forum, where a central topic will be how to improve the sharing of information and coordination of dam activities – to provide more benefits and minimize any impact on downriver communities.

Thai Deputy Prime Minister Calls for Earlier Warnings of Water Discharges along Mekong

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.

New MRC Training Fosters Transparency, Accountability and Rule Compliance

23 May 2022

The Mekong River Commission (MRC) has begun to entrench new internal rules to promote transparency and accountability – aimed to reassure both national and international donors – with a series of training sessions in each of the four MRC Member Countries.

For the Distressed Mekong, a Splash of Good News

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.