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 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
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
surface form: Mekong Committee
riverManaged Mekong River
shortName MRC

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Mekong River hasOrganization Mekong River Commission
Mekong River Commission foundedByTreaty Mekong River Commission self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Agreement on the Cooperation for the Sustainable Development of the Mekong River Basin
Mekong River Commission replaced Mekong River Commission self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Mekong Committee
Mekong River Commission name Mekong River Commission self-link
MRC name Mekong River Commission
subject surface form: Mekong River Commission
MRC predecessor Mekong River Commission
subject surface form: Mekong River Commission
this entity surface form: Mekong Committee
MRC Council partOf Mekong River Commission
MRC Joint Committee partOf Mekong River Commission