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The Mississippi/Mekong Partnership

The Mississippi/Mekong Partnership. The Mekong River looking toward Laos. The Mississippi/Mekong Partnership. Initiated in 2003 with the support of USAID and CSG To facilitate the planning and implementation of a Mekong River BDP In partnership with the Mekong River Commission (MRC)

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The Mississippi/Mekong Partnership

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  1. The Mississippi/Mekong Partnership

  2. The Mekong River looking toward Laos

  3. The Mississippi/Mekong Partnership • Initiated in 2003 with the support of USAID and CSG • To facilitate the planning and implementation of a Mekong River BDP • In partnership with the Mekong River Commission (MRC) • MRC member countries: Lao PDR, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand • China and Myanmar are official observers

  4. Mekong River Commission at Vientiane, Lao PDR

  5. US Partners • University of Minnesota Water Resources Center • The Mississippi River Basin Alliance • The Mississippi River Institute for Global Cooperation

  6. The Mekong River Basin is Rapidly Developing • Need for Economic Growth • Need for Education • Need for Energy • Need for Technology • Need for Resource Management Tools and Systems

  7. Water Resource Issues • Public Health and Safe Drinking Water • Fisheries (inland fisheries for Laos) • Water Utilization • Hydropower Development • Agriculture • Navigation and Flood Management

  8. Opportunities for Trade Between Minnesota and Laos • Minnesota’s Hmong Community (and other Asian communities) • Minnesota’s Business Community • The University of Minnesota • Minnesota’s NGO Community

  9. A Changing World

  10. KOP JAI

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