Facing the increasing global climate challenge, six countries along the Lancang - Mekong River join efforts to cooperate to solve water resource challenges, promote regional economic development as well as human welfare. people.
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| Six countries participating in the Lancang - Mekong Cooperation have agreed to complete the framework of the Lancang - Mekong Water Resources Cooperation (Source: mountaingeographies.com) |
GS. Tong Thanh Nhuan of the Asian Institute of Beijing Foreign Studies University said that water is the source of life, the Lancang River - Mekong River is an important transnational river in the region, and the birth of Lancang - Mekong cooperation is because of water.
All six countries participating in Lancang - Mekong cooperation are increasingly aware of the scarcity and importance of water resources, and are increasingly aware of the importance of good cooperation on water resources for promoting water resources. promote the overall cooperation process between Lancang - Mekong basin countries.
In recent years, water resources cooperation within the Lancang - Mekong framework has achieved outstanding achievements. Evaluation of the "5-year Action Plan for Lancang - Mekong Water Resources Cooperation (2018-2022)" shows that, in the past 5 years, Lancang - Mekong Water Resources Cooperation has initially built up a mechanism. Cooperation is relatively complete, information sharing has been further expanded, the water resources management capacity of the 6 countries has been improved, practical cooperation is typical of the Lancang-Mekong Sweet Stream Action. has brought benefits to local people, their participation and understanding continues to increase.
According to the 5-year Action Plan for Lancang-Mekong Water Resources Cooperation (2023-2027), 6 countries participating in Lancang-Mekong Cooperation have agreed to complete the framework of Lancang-Mekong Water Resources Cooperation, and continue Continue to regularly organize the Lancang - Mekong Water Resources Cooperation Ministerial Conference and the Lancang - Mekong Water Resources Cooperation Forum, actively promote exchange and cooperation in the management of the entire basin such as development and sustainable use of water resources, hydrological information, natural disaster prevention and mitigation, capacity building and staff training...
GS. Tong Thanh Nhuan believes that this not only points out the direction for water resources development and cooperation throughout the basin in the next few years, but also sets out a number of specific key cooperation contents, measures or projects. , will definitely promote the development and cooperation of water resources in the entire basin to new heights, so that water resources in the entire basin bring happiness and benefits to socio-economic development and improvement. better livelihood of people in the basin countries, and will also provide some experience for similar regional water resources cooperation in other parts of the world.
At the 4th Lancang-Mekong River Cooperation Leaders Conference online on December 25, Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang called for promoting green cooperation, fully respecting rights and interests. It is the legitimate interest of all countries to explore and use their water resources in harmony, and to pay attention to each other's concerns.
He said that China is ready to discuss and find ways to cooperate with other countries in managing the entire Lancang - Mekong river basin, while promoting cooperation in energy conversion and ecological protection...
GS. Tong Thanh Nhuan affirmed that in the future, the six Lancang - Mekong countries can further strengthen trust and dispel doubts, concerns and better answer each other's reasonable concerns about sustainable use. sustainable water resources, strengthen mutual policy coordination, strengthen interrelated capacity building in basin countries, and jointly implement the contents of water resources cooperation in the "Action Plan" 6 years of Lancang - Mekong Water Resources Cooperation (5-2023)", which will help ensure equitable and sustainable use of Lancang - Mekong water resources.
China has started sharing annual hydrological information of the Lancang River with Mekong River countries since 2020, and jointly created a basis for sharing information on Lancang-Mekong Water Resources Cooperation.
GS. Tong Thanh Nhuan said that these measures have promoted water resources cooperation to a new level, which is beneficial for better responding to climate change, floods, droughts and other disasters. that it brings to the basin countries, and at the same time benefits the Lancang - Mekong River basin countries to better use the water resources of this river, and also helps the upstream and downstream countries. The source of this river strengthens faith and resolves doubts.
Looking to the future, Professor. Tong Thanh Nhuan expressed his optimistic attitude towards the prospects of Lancang-Mekong Cooperation.
He said, as Lancang-Mekong Cooperation moves from a phase of rapid expansion to a phase of comprehensive development, cooperation will not only address water resources issues, but also involve non-traditional security, green development, scientific and technological innovation and other fields. As comprehensive cooperation between the six countries continues to deepen, the Lancang - Mekong Cooperation will increasingly become a "golden model" for sub-regional cooperation.
(according to the Chinese Secretariat of Lancang - Mekong Cooperation)
