Mekong River Commission Secretariat

	Programme Click here for preliminary programme Venue Don Chan Palace Hotel No.6 Ban Piawat, Fa Ngam Road, Sisattanak District, Vientiane, Lao PDR Tel: (856-21)244288 Fax: (856-21)244111-2 Email: info@donchanpalacelaopdr.com, sales1@donchanpalacelaopdr.com Call for papers Papers are invited on the five topics as described on the left. Click here to download the call for papers Registration The participation fee is US$ 200 (to be paid on site). This includes access to all session, forum package, lunches and dinner reception. Click here to download the registration form Exhibits At the occasion of the Forum organisations, companies, or institutions will be enabled to exhibit their activities, or products. Click here to download the registration form for participation in the exhibition   » Deadline for exhibition registration 16 April 2010 » Notification of acceptance of exhibit 30 April 2010   For more information, please contact: Hatda Pich AN Operations Manager Regional Flood Management and Mitigation Centre (MRC-RFMMC) Mekong River Commission (MRC) Tel.: (855)-23-425 353; Ext: 2091 E-mail: amff8@mrcmekong.org For large files, please upload to: ftp://amff8:amff8@fftp.mrcmekong.org

8^th Annual Mekong Flood Forum

 

26-27 May 2010
Don Chan Palace Hotel, Vientiane, Laos

 

'Flood risk management and mitigation in the Mekong River Basin'

The Mekong River Commission (MRC) will organise the 8th Annual Mekong Flood Forum (AMFF-8). The theme for the forum will be 'Flood risk management and mitigation in the Mekong River Basin'

The Forum aims to raise awareness on the current state of flood risk management and mitigation at the national, regional and community levels in the Mekong River Basin, and to exchange information on the progress, achievements and future outlook with respect to the five components of the Flood Management and Mitigation Programme (FMMP). These components are:

1. Establishing a Regional Flood Management and Mitigation Centre;
2. Structural measures and flood proofing;
3. Enhancing cooperation in addressing trans-boundary flood and related issues;
4. Flood emergency management strengthening; and
5. Land management

This year's forum theme reflects the need for flood risk management and mitigation in the Mekong River Basin. Stakeholders from the MRC Member Countries (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam), Dialogue Partners (China and Myanmar), donor agencies, MRC Programmes, scientists from the Mekong River Basin and the international community, international and national civil society organisations, and local communities are expected to join the forum. Under the umbrella of the main theme there will be five topics:

Topic I: Community focused approach to flood risk management and mitigation

Topic II: Flood forecasting and flash flood guidance

Topic III: Structural measures and flood proofing

Topic IV: Trans-boundary cooperation for managing floods and related issues

Topic V: Land use and climate change impacts on flood management

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