Mekong river monitoring and forecasting

Our Mission

Promote and coordinate sustainable management and development of water and related resources for the mutual benefits of the lower Mekong countries and the people's well-being.

Our Topics

The MRC supports a basin-wide planning process based on principles of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). We provide a wide array of advisory and technical assistance to help the lower Mekong countries promote sustainability in major areas of development.

Our Functions

The MRC Functions are designed to help the lower Mekong countries build consensus around solutions that ensure a sustainable future for the Mekong and its people through basin monitoring, assessment, data and information sharing, and dialogue and cooperation.

Publications

The MRC provides scientific analysis and advice for the lower Mekong countries and various stakeholders and interested parties to sustainably manage and develop the Lower Mekong River Basin.

Explore our data-rich research, analysis, toolkits, guidelines and other resources on water resources management and development topics.

Data & Information

Data and information are key to sustainable water resources management. The MRC has a long history of data collection and analysis about the heath and conditions of the Mekong River, with some data over 100 years. The interactive dashboards assemble and visualise more than 10,000 datasets covering historic and current assessment covering hydrology, sediment, water quality, fisheries, ecological health, climate change, and flood and drought.

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Posted on 03 Oct 2022

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While previous studies suggested that most plastics come from only a few of the world’s rivers including the Mekong, latest research…

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Posted on 29 Mar 2024

A site inspection and baseline habitat and environmental assessment of newly established ecological health monitoring stations were organized in…

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Posted on 27 Mar 2024

Following the request of the Cambodian National Mekong Committee, the MRC, in collaboration with Lao National Mekong Committee, conducted a site…

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