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MRC countries discuss increased cooperation with China/Myanmar in managing the Mekong

06 Sep 2010 | by IW:LEARN
Representatives from the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Member Countries of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam are meeting with Chinese and Myanmar officials this week in Phnom Penh. They discuss opportunities for increased levels of cooperation in managing the upper and lower Mekong River Basins.

The meeting discusses expansion of cooperation in data and information sharing; further cooperation in assessing the opportunities and impacts of proposed upstream and downstream hydropower schemes; increased initiatives for joint environmental management; and enhanced navigation between the MRC Member Countries and the two upstream countries says the inter-governmental Mekong river basin organisation.

Source: http://www.mrcmekong.org/MRC_news/press10/MRC-countries-discuss-27-Aug-10.htm