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Cross-border Water Cooperation and Joint Environmental Monitoring Received German Support

13-12 December 2019
The German government today provided additional 2 million euro (approx. U$2.2 million) to the Mekong River Commission to increase cross-border water dialogue and cooperation and support efforts in monitoring transboundary environmental impacts from Mekong mainstream dams. 

Mekong River’s Aquamarine Hue Likely to Occur Elsewhere Due to Low Flows, Bringing Possible Risks

9 December 2019
The extremely low flow, slow drop in the river sediments, and presence of algae on the sand and bedrock river bottom are some of the possible causes why the Mekong River has recently acquired an aquamarine color, says the Mekong River Commission. This phenomenon may spread to other parts of the River where low flows occur. 

MRC Ministerial Council Approves a Drought Management Strategy, Other Policies, Boosting Mekong Countries’ Ability to Prepare for Future Disaster

26 November 2019
Ministerial delegates from the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Council today at their annual gathering in Phnom Penh approved a drought management strategy for 2020-2025, allowing Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam to prepare for and manage drought collectively. 

Media Advisory: Drought, Hydrological Condition and Other Policy Issues on Top Agenda of MRC Council Meeting Next Week

21 November 2019
Every year, water and environment ministers of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam who are members of the MRC Council convene to review and come to mutual conclusion on the management and development of water and related resources of the lower Mekong River Basin.

Drought Continues to Hit Mekong Countries, Risking Stress on Crop Production, Water Shortages

19 November 2019
Severe to extreme drought is expected to hit countries in the lower Mekong basin from now until January 2020, warns the Mekong River Commission. Thailand and Cambodia would be hardest hit compared to Lao PDR and Viet Nam.

Avenues to Make MRC’s Prior Consultation Process More Meaningful Should Be Explored, Says a Public Regional Forum

7 November 2019
Opportunities to make the Mekong River Commission’s Prior Consultation process more meaningful should be explored, and the required data and information on the Lao PDR’s proposed Luang Prabang hydropower project should be supplied, according to a public regional forum organized by the MRC.

Stakeholders Suggest Key Priorities for Next Mekong Basin Development Strategy

6 November 2019
Improving information management and sharing, moving towards coordinated operation of dams, increasing cooperation with Mekong related frameworks, creating more space for community engagement, and increasing efforts to protect environmental assets were some of the key priorities stakeholders recommended the Mekong River Commission take up in the update of the Mekong Basin Development Strategy (BDS) and Strategic Plan.   

Taking a Closer Look at the MRC’s Prior Consultation Process, Khmer Times

6 November 2019
About 200 people representing civil society, academics, the private sector, governments and development partners have gathered in Laos for the Mekong River Commission’s regional forum.

Mekong Water Related Resources Need Urgent Protection, Better Planning and Management, Says a New MRC Report

22 October 2019
The apparent permanent modification of mainstream flow regime, the substantial reduction in sediment flows due to sediment trapping, the continuing loss of wetlands, the deterioration of riverine habitats, the growing pressures on capture fisheries, and the limited information sharing on current water development facilities and water use are some of the major challenges facing countries in the Mekong, says a new report by the Mekong River Commission (MRC). 
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Prior Consultation Process Starting Date for Luang Prabang Project Agreed

9 October 2019
The Mekong River Commission’s Joint Committee Working Group (JCWG) for the Procedures for Notification, Prior Consultation and Agreement (PNPCA) has agreed on the official starting date of a six-month prior consultation process for the 1,460-megawatt Luang Prabang hydropower project proposed on the Mekong mainstream in Lao PDR. 

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