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Mekong River Commission

Mekong River Commission. Third Annual Flood Forum Flood Management and Mitigation in the Mekong Basin Vientiane, 7-8 April 2005. Flood Management and Mitigation Programme (FMMP) Development Objective:

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Mekong River Commission

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  1. Mekong River Commission Third Annual Flood Forum Flood Management and Mitigation in the Mekong Basin Vientiane, 7-8 April 2005

  2. Flood Management and Mitigation Programme (FMMP) Development Objective: “ People’s suffering and economic losses due to floods are prevented, minimized, or mitigated, while preserving the environmental benefits of floods” FMMP Components • Establishment of the Regional FMM Centre • Structural Measures and Flood Proofing • Trans-boundary Mediation on Flood Issues • Flood Emergency Management Strengthening • Land Management

  3. FMMP’s Component 1 • Establishment of the Regional FMM Centre • Annual Flood Forum (Key output) • Building and Maintaining a Professional Network of FMM Practitioners and Scientists in the Lower Mekong River Basin (Key Activity) • Facilitate/foster FMM-related knowledge-sharing including flood forecasting technology and routines, flood damage assessment and damage prediction and socio-economic impacts of floods (Key Activity)

  4. First Annual Flood Forum April 2002, Phnom Penh, Cambodia “ Flood Preparedness” Second Annual Flood Forum October 2003, Phnom Penh, Cambodia “Information Flow, Networking and Partnership”

  5. Third Annual Flood Forum7-8 April 2005, Vientiane, Lao PDR “ Flood Management and Mitigation in the Mekong Basin” The Third Mekong Flood Forum 2005 is intended to: • Raise awareness and better understand the importance of, and necessity for, a regional, balanced and holistic approach for flood management and mitigation in the Mekong River Basin • Review the Mekong flood season of 2003-2004 and share lessons learned from a national and regional perspective • Familiarise participants with the MRC Flood Management and Mitigation Programme

  6. Third Annual Flood Forum7-8 April 2005, Vientiane, Lao PDR “ Flood Management and Mitigation in the Mekong Basin” The Third Mekong Flood Forum 2005 is intended to: • Provide coordination between participating agencies/institutions and the MRC FMMP to achieve a maximum synergy • Allow participants to share technical knowledge and best flood management practices • Present partner Experiences • Conduct group discussion on FMMP Components

  7. Thank you for your attention

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