Water management cooperation to flow from Laos, China joint efforts
Laos and China have agreed to further enhance cooperation in the field of water resources through a new Data and Information Centre in conjunction with river basin management plans. The centre and the River Basin Master Planning Project are set to formulate planning schemes for comprehensive management and protection involving hydropower generation, flood control, water supply, irrigation and water resources protection focusing on the Nam Ou and Nam Theun-Kading river basins. An agreement on the project was signed in Vientiane by the Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Ms Monemany Nhoybouakong, and Deputy Minister of Water Resources of China, Mr Wei Shanzhong.
