Mekong-Integrated Water Resources

Management Project (M-IWRMP)

Coordinated and integrated planning for development and management of water and related resources, in a large and complex river basin like the Mekong, can help maximise economic and social welfare without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems.

The M-IWRMP of the Mekong River Commission is assisting its Member Countries: Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam enhance the adoption of this principle through the implementation of the MRC’s five Procedures and their Technical Guidelines.

Providing a systematic and integrated framework, these Procedures enable greater cooperation in, for example, maintenance of flows in the Mekong mainstream, exchange of critical data and information and the notification of projects that may result in significant changes to the river.

Built on 15 years of MRC achievements, particularly the Water Utilisation Project, the M-IWRMP supports the countries to effectively contribute to the overall goals of the 1995 Mekong Agreement.

The M-IWRMP is jointly funded by AusAID and the World Bank.

C a m b o d i a • L a o P D R • T h a i l a n d • V i e t N a m

For sustainable developmentwww.mrcmekong.org

Five MRC Proceduresl Procedures for Data, Information

Exchange and Sharing (PDIES) l Procedures for Water Use

Monitoring (PWUM)l Procedures for Notification, Prior

Consultation and Agreement (PNPCA)

l Procedures for the Maintenance of Flows on the Mainstream (PMFM)

l Procedures for Water Quality (PWQ)