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PROTECTION AND M ANAGEMENT OF CRITICAL WETLANDS IN THE LOWER MEKONG BASIN PROJECT

 

 

I.                   Introduction

 

1.     Background: the Protection and Management of the Critical Wetlands in the Lower Mekong Basin Project was established in 1999 and is based in the Ministry of Environment.

 

2.     Objectives:

 

-         To promote the management of integrated natural resources in critical wetlands

-         To prepare a detailed proposal for investment in projects for development and support of natural resource management systems in local communities for fisheries.

 

3.     Partners/Counterparts: Ministry of  Environment, MRC, Sida, DANIDA, WB, ADB, IUCN, WCS, WWF, CARE International, UNDP, FOA, IFAD, CARERE, Wetland International.

 

4.     Activities:

 

-         Support the strategy of the Bank to support cooperation for natural resource management

-         Enhance efforts to conserve and protect the environment of forests in wetlands of the Mekong Basin.

-         Sustainable development of natural resource management system and

-         Improve and increase the understanding between hydrology and integrate biology and productivity of Lower Mekong Basin.

 

5.     Location:  Tonle Sap lake and lower Mekong River and Siphandon area in Lao.

 

 

II.                The Activities Related to Mekong

 

All the above activities

 

 

III.             Contact Details

 

- Contact Person                :  Mr. Ieng Hoc Lim, National Project Director

- Address                          : #24, Ministry of Environment

- Fax/Phone                      : (855-23) 982 739