Reports
Promotional Report on Identified Joint Projects in the Lower Mekong River Basin 2016-2020
The report describes five prioritised joint projects identified by the Member Countries. The joint projects involve two or more countries to work together on key basin-wide challenges that one country cannot address alone.
Download | DOI: 10.52107/mrc.ajg7ar | Published on: 22 Mar 2018 | Language: English
Mekong Sediment from the Mekong River Commission Study
This technical note presents the results of modelling changes in sediment loads in the Mekong River Basin by employing water resource modelling to support assessment of proposed dams on sediment loads entering the Mekong delta.
Download | DOI: 10.52107/mrc.ajg7ax | Published on: 20 Feb 2018 | Language: English
Water Loss from Reservoir Development in the Lower Mekong River Basin
This technical note describes the effect of reservoir development in the Lower Mekong River Basin on water loss derived from evaporation and seepage. It finds that the water loss in Cambodia and Lao PDR increases in proportion to the number of proposed reservoirs in 2020 and 2040.
Download | DOI: 10.52107/mrc.ajg7au | Published on: 20 Feb 2018 | Language: English
Annual Mekong Flood Report 2016
Under the theme of “Emerging technologies to cope with flood”, the report looks ahead at the direction through which flood management could go using new technologies. It discusses what technologies the MRC is using and explores other emerging technologies to cope with floods.
Download | DOI: 10.52107/mrc.ajg7b0 | Published on: 03 Feb 2018 | Language: English
Annual Mekong Flood Report 2015
The report discusses lessons learned over the past 10 years. It looks at what happened over those years and draws lessons that the region can learn from the Mekong countries work to cope with flood and drought.
Download | DOI: 10.52107/mrc.ajg7b3 | Published on: 01 Feb 2018 | Language: English
Transboundary Water Resources Management Issues in the Sesan and Srepok River Basins of Cambodia and Viet Nam
The report describes priority issues for the management of water resources in the Sesan and Srepok River Basins along the borders of Cambodia and Viet Nam. Issues identified include insufficient monitoring and assessment of water flow, lack of flood forecasting and warning mechanisms, and limited mitigation measures to address the impacts of hydro-infrastructural development.
Download | DOI: 10.52107/mrc.ajg7fp | Published on: 07 Sept 2017 | Language: English
Transboundary Fisheries Management Issues in the Mekong and Sekong Rivers of Cambodia and Lao PDR
The report describes priority issues for fisheries management in the Mekong and Sekong Rivers along the borders of Cambodia and Lao PDR. This is a joint paper produced by the two countries under the Mekong Integrated Water Resources Management Project.
Download | DOI: 10.52107/mrc.ajg7fn | Published on: 07 Sept 2017 | Language: English
Transboundary Water Resources Management Issues in the Mekong Delta of Cambodia and Viet Nam
The report explains priority issues for the management of water resources in the Mekong Delta across Cambodia and Viet Nam. Key issues identified include lack of mechanisms for flood and drought control, and hydrological, meteorological and water quality data.
Download | DOI: 10.52107/mrc.ajg7fk | Published on: 07 Sept 2017 | Language: English
Council Study
Study on Sustainable Management and Development of the Mekong River Progress Brief 1 June 2017
A comprehensive state-of-the-art, integrated and cross-sectoral study on sustainable management and development of the Mekong River; for the environment, people, and economy.
Download | DOI: 10.52107/mrc.ajg7kb | Published on: 01 Jun 2017 | Language: English