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.

MRC-Data and information Services

Discovering MRC’s data and information services and access our scientific datasets …

The Mekong Atlas

Mekong Atlas is an interactive online map visualization platform featuring MRC geos …

Social and Economic database

The Socio-Economic Database (2023) includes the available socio-economic and gender ...

Procedures for the Maintenance of Flows on the Mainstream

The purpose of this webpage is to communicate to the Mekong water users the work of the …

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🇹🇭 Happy Thailand’s National day! 🎉This special day marking the birthday of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, which is also celebrated as Father’s Day in Thailand. Wishing all our Thai friends a wonderful National Day filled with joy, happiness and pride. 🌟🙏🎊#MekongRiverCommission #MRC #mrcmekong #Thainationalday ... See MoreSee Less
👥On 3 December 2024, representatives from four Member Countries gathered in Hanoi for a workshop focus on the Xekong Downstream (Site A) Hydropower Project, which served as a test case for the MRC’s Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment (TbEIA) Guidelines. 📋During the workshop, the participants discussed lessons learned from the testing of TbEIA Guidelines on the Sekong Downstream (Site A) Hydropower Project and recommendations for the guideline’s future wider application, sparking dialogue on how to strengthen collaboration and ensure environmental sustainability. Participants shared insights and suggestions to improve the lessons learned report and endorsed a plan for moving forward. The workshop closed with a shared commitment to finalize the report and implement its recommendations, reinforcing the region’s dedication to sustainable hydropower development. ✅🌿🤝 #MRC #MekongRiverCommission #mrcmekong #flood #drought #RFDMC #ED ... See MoreSee Less

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Dr. An Pich Hatda

Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat 
Hatda

Mr. Pham Tuan Phan

First Riparian Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat

Mr. Hans Joakim GUTTMAN

Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat 

Mr. Jeremy Douglas BIRD

Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat 

Mr. Kristensen Joern

Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat 

Dr. Olivier Cogels

Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat 

Mr. Yasunobu Matoba

Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat