WHAT IS THE MEKONG RIVER COMMISSION?
The Mekong River Commission (MRC) is a regional inter-governmental agency. It is the job of the MRC, which has four Member Countries (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam) and two Dialogue Partners (China and Myanmar), to help the governments of the Lower part of the basin to manage the water resources of the basin sustainably; helping member countries to develop the river network in a way that preserves its existing use as a source of livelihoods and environmental services. • The MRC is a knowledge based institution. It provides capacity building, research, advice and support to Mekong governments in managing the watershed, agriculture and land use, flood risk reduction, (including flood forecasting), sustainable hydropower development, fisheries, waterways safety and potential commercial opportunities, such as tourism and trade. • The founding document of the MRC is the 1995 Mekong Agreement. The four Member Countries agreed to cooperate in developing, using, managing and conserv
