Mekong River Commission

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The Mekong River Commission is an intergovernmental body of Mekong basin countries that coordinates sustainable development, management, and cooperation over the shared water resources of the Mekong River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf intergovernmental organization
international commission
river basin organization
appliesToJurisdiction Lower Mekong Basin
linked to: Mekong Delta
coordinatesWith Association of Southeast Asian Nations
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
country Cambodia
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
linked to: Laos

Thailand
Viet Nam
executiveBody MRC Secretariat
linked to: MRC
fieldOfWork basin development planning
climate change adaptation
drought management
environmental monitoring
fisheries management
flood management
hydropower planning
river basin planning
water resources management
founded 1995
foundedByTreaty Agreement on the Cooperation for the Sustainable Development of the Mekong River Basin
governingBody MRC Council
MRC Joint Committee
hasChair rotating among member countries
hasDialoguePartner China
Myanmar
hasMemberState Cambodia
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
linked to: Laos

Thailand
Viet Nam
hasMotto For Sustainable Development
hasSecretariatOffice Phnom Penh
Vientiane
headquartersLocation Lao People’s Democratic Republic
linked to: Laos

Vientiane
inception 1995
legalStatus intergovernmental treaty-based organization
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Mekong River Basin
linked to: Mekong River
name Mekong River Commission
officialLanguage English
officialWebsite https://www.mrcmekong.org
purpose cooperative management of shared water resources
promotion of regional cooperation among Mekong countries
sustainable development of the Mekong River Basin
regionServed Southeast Asia
replaced Mekong Committee
riverManaged Mekong River
shortName MRC

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Mekong River hasOrganization Mekong River Commission
Mekong River Commission foundedByTreaty Agreement on the Cooperation for the Sustainable Development of the Mekong River Basin
linked to: Mekong River Commission
Mekong River Commission replaced Mekong Committee
linked to: Mekong River Commission
Mekong River Commission name Mekong River Commission
Mekong River Commission name Mekong River Commission
subject linked to: MRC
Mekong River Commission predecessor Mekong Committee
subject linked to: MRC
linked to: Mekong River Commission
MRC Council partOf Mekong River Commission
MRC Joint Committee partOf Mekong River Commission