MekongInfo is a platform for sharing of information and experiences in natural resources management in the Mekong River Basin.

MekongInfo is hosted by the Mekong River Commission, an intergovernmental body created in 1995 by an agreement between the governments of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam.

The Agreement on the Cooperation for the Sustainable Development of the Mekong River Basin came about as the four countries saw a common interest in jointly managing their shared natural resources. Signed on 5 April 1995, it set a new mandate for the organisation "to cooperate in all fields of sustainable development, utilisation, management and conservation of the water and related resources of the Mekong River Basin."

Since the 1995 Agreement, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) has had a special focus on issues that affect more than one country. Specifically, the MRC is developing "rules" for water-sharing, monitoring the quality of water resources, and supporting a joint planning process called the Basin Development Plan. The MRC is also involved in fisheries management, promotion of safe navigation, agricultural development, flood mitigation and hydropower planning within an overall framework of renewable resources management.

MekongInfo is intended to serve the many stakeholders of development in the Mekong River Basin. It seeks to support dialogue and partnerships between development practitioners from government, research organisations and non-government organisations from within and outside the basin, with a particular focus on supporting "communities of practice" in the various disciplines related to natural resources management. It also seeks to promote greater engagement between actors from different natural resources planning sectors, in line with the corporate vision for integrated river basin management.

MekongInfo was developed by the Sustainable Management of Resources in the Lower Mekong Basin Project (SMRP) of GTZ, and continues to be supported by the German government through the Agriculture, Irrigation and Forestry Programme of the Mekong River Commission.

For more information, please click on the links below.

• About Mekong River Commission

• About Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)