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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mekong River Commission canonical | 5 |
| Mekong Committee | 2 |
| Agreement on the Cooperation for the Sustainable Development of the Mekong River Basin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T788283 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Mekong River Commission Context triple: [Mekong River, hasOrganization, Mekong River Commission]
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A.
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a regional intergovernmental organization comprising Southeast Asian countries that promotes political and economic cooperation, regional stability, and economic integration.
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Mekong River
The Mekong River is one of Asia’s longest and most important rivers, flowing from the Tibetan Plateau through several Southeast Asian countries before emptying into the South China Sea.
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C.
Far Eastern Commission
The Far Eastern Commission was an international Allied body established after World War II to oversee and formulate policy for the occupation and reconstruction of Japan.
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D.
Namoi River catchment
The Namoi River catchment is a major river basin in northern New South Wales, Australia, encompassing agricultural lands and tributaries that drain into the Namoi River before joining the Barwon–Darling river system.
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E.
ASEAN Coordinating Council
The ASEAN Coordinating Council is a high-level ministerial body within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations responsible for coordinating the implementation of ASEAN policies and community-building initiatives among member states.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mekong River Commission Target entity description: 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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A.
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a regional intergovernmental organization comprising Southeast Asian countries that promotes political and economic cooperation, regional stability, and economic integration.
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B.
Mekong River
The Mekong River is one of Asia’s longest and most important rivers, flowing from the Tibetan Plateau through several Southeast Asian countries before emptying into the South China Sea.
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C.
Far Eastern Commission
The Far Eastern Commission was an international Allied body established after World War II to oversee and formulate policy for the occupation and reconstruction of Japan.
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D.
Namoi River catchment
The Namoi River catchment is a major river basin in northern New South Wales, Australia, encompassing agricultural lands and tributaries that drain into the Namoi River before joining the Barwon–Darling river system.
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E.
ASEAN Coordinating Council
The ASEAN Coordinating Council is a high-level ministerial body within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations responsible for coordinating the implementation of ASEAN policies and community-building initiatives among member states.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intergovernmental organization
ⓘ
international commission ⓘ river basin organization ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Mekong Delta
ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Mekong Basin
|
| coordinatesWith |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ⓘ
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific ⓘ |
| country |
Cambodia
ⓘ
Laos ⓘ
surface form:
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Thailand ⓘ Viet Nam ⓘ |
| executiveBody |
MRC
ⓘ
surface form:
MRC Secretariat
|
| 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 |
Mekong River Commission
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
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
ⓘ
Laos ⓘ
surface form:
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Thailand ⓘ Viet Nam ⓘ |
| hasMotto | For Sustainable Development ⓘ |
| hasSecretariatOffice |
Phnom Penh
ⓘ
Vientiane ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Laos
ⓘ
surface form:
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Vientiane ⓘ |
| inception | 1995 ⓘ |
| legalStatus | intergovernmental treaty-based organization ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Mekong River
ⓘ
surface form:
Mekong River Basin
|
| name | Mekong River Commission self-link ⓘ |
| 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 River Commission
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Mekong Committee
|
| riverManaged | Mekong River ⓘ |
| shortName | MRC ⓘ |
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Subject: Mekong River Commission Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (8)
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