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Environment

Biomonitoring of the Lower Mekong River and Selected Tributaries 2004-2007

This report summarizes and interprets the results of the four years of biomonitoring. Biomonitoring provides important additional information to MRC's water quality monitoring program (mainly physical and chemical parameters) because plants and animals are sensitive a wide range of environmental factors, including many that are not practical to measure routinely in physical and chemical monitoring programmes.
Also available for free download.
MRC Technical Paper No. 20, December 2008
 Price: $5.00Unit  


As assessment of Water Quality in the Lower Mekong Basin

An Assessment of Water Quality in the Lower Mekong Basin, November 2008 summarises the results of an assessment of the water quality of the river system from 1985 to 2005. It provides a number of indicators relating to aquatic life, human impacts, and agricultural use, which can be used to assess the water quality of the Mekong and its tributaries.
Technical Paper No.19, November 2008
 90 pagesPrice: $5.00Unit  



Proceedings of the MRC Environment Programme Annual Technical Meetings 2004, 2005 and 2006

This CD contains papers, PowerPoint presentations and discussion notes from the 2006 ATM in Chiang Mai, Thanland 16-17 January 2007, the 2005 ATM in Siem Reap, Cambodia 2-3 November 2005 and the 2004 ATM held in Vientiane, Lao PDR on 15-16 November 2004.
Also available for free download.
Published: June 2007
 Price: $3.00Unit  


Diagnostic study of water quality in the Lower Mekong Basin

This report presents the results of an analysis of the physical and chemical water quality of the lower Mekong river-system based on water and sediment samples collected during 2003 and 2004. The analysis covered a wide range of conventional parameters, such as heavy metals as well as toxic micro-pollutants, PAHs, PCBs, dioxins and furans. The study establishes current baseline conditions for environmental contaminants in the river system. It also makes a number of recommendations regarding the scope and methodology of future water-quality monitoring exercises.
This report is also available for free download .
MRC Technical Paper No. 15, March 2007
 Price: $5.00Unit  


Biomonitoring of the Lower Mekong River and Selected Tributaries

This report documents the findings of field work which examines species composition and variability at 20 sites across the Lower Mekong Basin and identifies those physical and chemical factors that most strongly correlate with variations in these biological communities.
MRC Technical Paper No 13, December 2006
 Price: $5.00Unit  


Identification of Freshwater Invertebrates of the Mekong and its Tributaries

This textbook has been designed as an identification guide for use by scientists and students working in the laboratory. It contains detailed drawings and information on the invertebrates of the Mekong and its tributaries which will make identification of these organisms easier and more consistent.
Also available for free download .
Published: December 2006
 BookPrice: $25.00. HeavyUnit  
 CD-ROMPrice: $5.00Unit  



Proceedings of the MRC Environment Programme Annual Technical Meetings 2004 and 2005

This CD contains papers, PowerPoint presentations and discussion notes from the 2005 ATM in Siem Reap, Cambodia 2-3 November 2005 and the 2004 ATM held in Vientiane, Lao PDR on 15-16 November 2004.
Published: February 2006
 CD-ROMPrice: $3.00Unit  


Environment Training Kit

This CD contains eight courses designed for environmental scientists from operational to expert levels and covers disciplines including integrated resource management, tools techniques and decision making and cumulative effects assessment.
Users can also access a range of case studies that support and complement the course material.
Each course contains learning materials and PowerPoint presentations. All the necessary software has been packaged with the CD-ROM for ease of use.
Users can access material in Acrobat format (as PDFs) or as a word document for easy downloading of text. All the files are available in Khmer, Lao, Thai or Vietnamese languages.
Click here to explore and/or download the CD's content (Free).
Published: April 2005
 CD-ROMPrice: $5.00Unit  



Proceedings of the MRC Environment Programme Annual Technical Meeting 15-16 November 2004

This CD contains the proceedings of the MRC Environment Programme Annual Technical Meeting conducted in Vientiane, Lao PDR from 15-16 November 2004 including text of presentations, PowerPoint presentations.
Also available for free download.
Published: November 2004
 CD-ROMPrice: $3.00Unit  


Social Atlas of the Lower Mekong Basin

The 51 maps in this atlas provide rare insights into social issues at province level within the Lower Mekong Basin countries of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Vietnam. The maps show indicators for population, labour force, living standards, health and education across the river basin, enabling useful comparisons to be made on cross-cutting issues.

The interactive CD-ROM version contains all the maps found in the book version, and comes with a mapping application enabling the output of customised maps from the data.
Published: 2003
 Main Report, 154 pagesPrice: $25.00. HeavyUnit  
 CD-ROMPrice: $10.00Unit  
 CD-ROM and BookPrice: $30.00. HeavyUnit  


Mekong: Mother of Waters
By Mette Holm, first published by Danida in 2001

Full-colour picture book published for the first time in English, offering a Danish journalist’s account of her travels and daily life on the river. A good introduction to the key issues of Mekong development, for those unfamiliar with the region.
Published: 2003
 BookPrice: $4.00Unit  


River Awareness Kit

Designed for self-study, this interactive CD-ROM provides an introduction to basic scientific facts and concepts to do with river ecology.
Published: 2003
 CD-ROMPrice: $10.00Unit  


People and the Environment Atlas of the Lower Mekong Basin

The People and the Environment Atlas on CD-ROM presents interactive data on the environment and socio-economic conditions in the four Lower Basin countries of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam. The maps are suitable for use at regional scales of 1:250,000 to 1:1 million. Easy-to-use map viewing software is provided on this CD-ROM, as well as the full datasets for users with access to GIS software.

System requirements
The People and the Environment Atlas CD-Rom has been developed to run on a computer platform with the following minimum system configuration:

Operating System: Windows NT 4.0 SP6a, Windows 2000 or Windows XP (Windows 95, 98 and Windows ME not supported)
CPU: Pentium 450 Mhz (650 Mhz Recommended)
MS Internet Explorer 5
750 MB hard drive space
Random Access Memory (RAM): 128 MB (256 MB recommended)
Published: August 2003
 CD-ROMPrice: $10.00Unit  


The State of the Basin Report 2003

The State of the Basin Report 2003 is the first report in six years to review all the main water-related sectors of fisheries, agriculture, forestry, hydropower, trade and transport, domestic water, sanitation and flooding in the four Lower Mekong Basin countries of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam. The report provides an introduction to the geography, hydrology, plant and animal life of the river basin, as well as the social and economic circumstances of its peoples.
Published: 2003
 Main report
 with Summary & CD-ROM		Price: $30.00. HeavyUnit  
 CD-ROM onlyPrice: $15.00Unit  
 Summary onlyPrice: $5.00Unit  


Perspectives for Mekong Development
Summary

Update and revision of the 1970 Basin Development Plan, which presented a framework for the development of water and related resources. The report includes: physical features and socio-economic status of the population, demand and potential for power, irrigation and other projects, description of former studies and investigations, a programme of action, and estimated funding required.
Published: 1988
 Summary, 28 pagesPrice: $3.00Unit  


Mekong River Basin Diagnostic Study
Final Report 1997

A study of the environmental conditions and related factors affecting human use of the water resources of the Mekong River Basin. The study includes the status of physical and ecological resources, quality-of-life issues, plans and trends in development initiatives, and country-specific assessments of environmental management capacity.
Published: 1997
 196 pagesPrice: $25.00. HeavyUnit  


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