webfact Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Water management center for Mekong River to be establishedBANGKOK, 25 March 2016 (NNT) - The Prime Minister has revealed a water management center will be set up under the Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) to manage water levels in the Mekong River more effectively.Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha said after returning from the first MLC meeting in China that the water management center will alert countries in the Mekong River Basin to be prepared whenever China discharges water into the river.Nations affected by seasonal drought are able to take advantage of this warning system by storing the extra water released from China.Conversely, these downstream countries have also suffered flooding due to the lack of prior notification by the Chinese authorities regarding their water management activities. -- NNT 2016-03-25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 I guess that management centre will be located in China since they are the ones who control the water? It will be interesting to read (if at all) what the Vietnamese and Cambodians feel about this since they are more significantly affected by rising river levels. Or has Thailand assumed the mantle of Hub of Water Management? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigntax Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 (edited) Comrade Prayut shouldnt have too many problems begging China for some water as he knows who will own Thailand in future as he is the one selling it off! Edited March 25, 2016 by Reigntax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurboy Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Er...such an organization already exists. The Mekong River Commission was established in 1995 with Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam as principal partners, while China and Myanmar are dialogue partners. Source: http://www.mrcmekong.org/about-mrc/ "It ... acts as a regional knowledge hub on several key issues such as fisheries, navigation, flood and drought management, environment monitoring and hydropower development." I won't go on, but I'm sure you all get the picture... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laolover88 Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Er...such an organization already exists. The Mekong River Commission was established in 1995 with Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam as principal partners, while China and Myanmar are dialogue partners. Source: http://www.mrcmekong.org/about-mrc/ "It ... acts as a regional knowledge hub on several key issues such as fisheries, navigation, flood and drought management, environment monitoring and hydropower development." I won't go on, but I'm sure you all get the picture... Yes but the MRC does have, shall we say, "limited admiration" See also:http://asia.nikkei.com/Viewpoints/Viewpoints/Thitinan-Pongsudhirak-China-s-alarming-water-diplomacy-on-the-Mekong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozyjon Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 The Mekong needs water That's the river, where's the water, only sand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daftdada Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Stop dealing with the Chinese, period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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