Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Vientiane (VNA) – The Japanese government will provide 3.9 millionUSD in non-refundable aid to help the Mekong River Commission to increase its floodand drought monitoring and forecasting capability in the lower Mekong basin.
A document to this effect was signed in Vientiane, Laos, on March 13 betweenrepresentatives from the Japanese government and Mekong River Commission (MRC).
The funding will be allocated in four years from 2020–2023. It is to transformthe MRC’s Regional Flood and Drought Management Centre (RFDMC) in Phnom Penhinto a centre of excellence in providing faster and more accurate flood anddrought forecasting and early warning to the lower Mekong countries – Cambodia,Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.
This grant will enable the MRC to further improve its flood and droughtforecasting capability with the aim of continuing to assist the membercountries to effectively tackle flood and drought risks for vulnerablecommunities, An Pich Hatda, Chief Executive Office ofthe MRC, said at the signingceremony.
The Japanese government is one of the longstanding development partners of theMRC. Since 2001, the Japanese government has granted over 18 million USD tosupport several projects, including those on flood and drought management,irrigation, climate change and environmental management./.
A document to this effect was signed in Vientiane, Laos, on March 13 betweenrepresentatives from the Japanese government and Mekong River Commission (MRC).
The funding will be allocated in four years from 2020–2023. It is to transformthe MRC’s Regional Flood and Drought Management Centre (RFDMC) in Phnom Penhinto a centre of excellence in providing faster and more accurate flood anddrought forecasting and early warning to the lower Mekong countries – Cambodia,Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.
This grant will enable the MRC to further improve its flood and droughtforecasting capability with the aim of continuing to assist the membercountries to effectively tackle flood and drought risks for vulnerablecommunities, An Pich Hatda, Chief Executive Office ofthe MRC, said at the signingceremony.
The Japanese government is one of the longstanding development partners of theMRC. Since 2001, the Japanese government has granted over 18 million USD tosupport several projects, including those on flood and drought management,irrigation, climate change and environmental management./.
VNA
