Preparatory Meeting of the MRC Joint Committee to Review, Discuss and Provide Endorsement of Some Important Documents (November 24, 2021)  Phnom Penh: H.E So Sophort, Secretary General of Cambodia National Mekong Committee and Member of the MRC Joint Committee for Cambodia, led a group of officials of the MRC Joint Committee for Cambodia, including Excellency Advisor to CNMC , Excellency Deputy Secretary Generals and the Directors of the Department under the CNMC General Secretariat attended the Preparatory meeting of the MRC Joint Committee to review, discuss and provide endorsement of some important documents, such as the revision and updating of legal documents (Rule of Procedures of the Joint Committee and the Council, some key chapters of the Audit Committee, the structure and further analysis of current and future Job Description for MRC Secretariat staff), strategic documents, technical guidelines and Regional Proactive planning for submission to review and approval by the Council members in its 28th MRC Council Meeting and the 26th Consultation Meeting with Development Partners to be held on November 25, 202...
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Private Meeting to Prepare for the 28th MRC Council Meeting (November 23, 2021)
H.E Mr. Lim Kean Hor, Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology, Chairman of Cambodia National Mekong Committee and member of the Mekong River Commission Council, lead the Private meeting to prepare for the 28th MRC Council Meeting and the 26th Development Partners Consultative Group Meeting on the agenda will be held on November 25, 2021, which will be chaired by the Chairman of the MRC Council for 2021, the turn of the Kingdom of Thailand via Zoom Video....
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5th National Working Group Meeting and Training on Flood and Drought Management (November 22-23, 2021)  Phnom Penh: H.E Mr. Pic Dun Advisor of Cambodia National Mekong Committee (CNMC), and H.E Mr. Long Saravuth, Deputy Secretary General of CNMC, chaired the 5th National Working Group Meeting and Training on Flood and Drought Management in the Cambodia-Thailand border area with the participation of officials from relevant Ministries and institutions, including MOWRAM, MAFF, MOP, MME, MRD, TSA, MPWT, NCDM, PDOWRAM (Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, and Pailin), Officials from ICEM, GIZ, MRCS, national experts, international experts and Officials from CNMC. The objective of the meeting and training is to (1) discuss the master plan and joint action plan of the Flood and Drought Management Project in the Cambodia-Thailand border area (2) Review the funding approach and timeline for the joint project from 2022 onwards (3) present work plans and potential partner initiatives for joint projects in 2022 and (4) to build a common technical knowledge base for improving...
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National Consultation Meeting on Joint Environment Monitoring (November 22, 2021)
H.E Te Navuth, Permanent Vice-chairman of Cambodia National Mekong Committee chaired and lead the national consultation meeting on Joint Environment Monitoring (JEM) Pilots’ Final Report and with the participation from relevant line agencies such as Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Public Work and Transport, Fishery Administration, Tonle Sap Authority, Royal University of Phnom Penh, NGO Forum, Cambodia National Mekong Committee and MRCS. The objectives of meeting are: 1. Discuss and feedback on the final draft of JEM pilot’s report 2. Disseminate the result of JEM pilot with relevant stakeholders and 3. Review and discuss on the recommendations of JEM pilot (Xayaburi and Don Sahong hydropower) in the context of transboundary impact assessment....
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Technical Working Session on Data Processing and Pilot Study Progress for Stung Prek Thnot River Basin (November 22, 2021)
Phnom Penh: H.E So Sophort, Secretary General of Cambodia National Mekong Committee, chaired a Technical Working Session on Data Processing and Pilot Study Progress for Stung Prek Thnot River Basin, with participation of members of the Modeling Working Group and representatives of the Ministries and most relevant institutions. The Meeting’s objectives are Verify with the data collected and modify the results based on the model methodology to match the data collected from the field to get the results from the model is good quality and acceptable before setting up a development scenario associated with land use and climate change on hydrology and water resources in Stung Prek Thnot River Basin....
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