MRC urged to prioritise steps to protect river basin
Development partners on Thursday asked the Mekong River Commission to prioritise policies to protect the basin in future development strategies, noting that the Mekong river basin is among the most vulnerable regions due to climate change.
Representatives from European Union, Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, the United States and the World Bank met with representatives of MRC member states Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam during an informal meeting in Laos.
An MRC statement published on Friday after the meeting noted that the development partners praised the commission for the good work it has done over the first half of this year and outlined key areas to focus on in the next development cycle, especially the implementation of the Pak Lay and Pak Beng hydropower projects.
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