What Mekong River Commission 1995 Agreement - Sustainable Development Cooperation, PNPCA Notification and Basin Development Plan requires
The Agreement on the Cooperation for the Sustainable Development of the Mekong River Basin, signed at Chiang Rai on 5 April 1995, establishes the Mekong River Commission (MRC) and the framework for transboundary cooperation among the four Lower Mekong basin states: Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, and Viet Nam. China (upstream Lancang River) and Myanmar are Dialogue Partners but not members, limiting the MRC's coverage of the full 4,350 km river system to the lower 2,400 km. The Agreement contains 6 chapters and 42 articles addressing objectives (Articles 1-2), areas of cooperation (Articles 3-9 including reasonable and equitable utilisation Article 5), institutional framework (Articles 11-33 establishing the MRC Council, Joint Committee and Secretariat), implementing procedures, and dispute settlement (Articles 34-35). The MRC Secretariat is headquartered in Vientiane, Lao PDR with offices in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The five MRC Procedures operationalise the Agreement: Procedures for Data and Information Exchange and Sharing (PDIES, 2001), Procedures for Water Use Monitoring (PWUM, 2003), Procedures for Notification, Prior Consultation and Agreement (PNPCA, 2003), Procedures for Maintenance of Flows on the Mainstream (PMFM, 2006), and Procedures for Water Quality (PWQ, 2011). The PNPCA process has been particularly significant, applied to hydropower projects including Xayaburi (2010), Don Sahong (2014), Pak Beng (2017), Pak Lay (2018), Luang Prabang (2019), and Sanakham (2020). The Basin Development Strategy 2021-2030 and 5-year MRC Strategic Plan guide implementation.
Pillar: Water & Environmental Resources · Authority: Mekong River Commission (MRC) - Secretariat in Vientiane (Lao PDR) and Phnom Penh (Cambodia); 4 Member Countries (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, Viet Nam); China and Myanmar Dialogue Partners · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.mrcmekong.org/about/mrc/agreement/
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- Agreement on the Cooperation for the Sustainable Development of the Mekong River Basin, signed Chiang Rai 5 April 1995, in force same date - 6 chapters and 42 articles; foundational MRC treaty
- Procedures for Notification, Prior Consultation and Agreement (PNPCA), approved by MRC Council 30 November 2003; PNPCA Guidelines for Implementation 2005 - detailed procedural framework
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