Major Issues of Basin Planing Module 2. “..the Mekong River Basin and the related natural resources and environment are natural assets of immense value…”

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Major Issues of Basin Planing Module 2

“..the Mekong River Basin and the related natural resources and environment are natural assets of immense value…” 1995 Mekong Agreement

Upper Mekong Basin (UMB) China Myanmar - 18% of total flow Lower Mekong Basin (LMB) Laos Thailand Cambodia Viet Nam - 82% of total flow Mekong River Basin

Mountains of the north and east Main geographic regions of LMB

Mountains of the north and east Isan (Korat) Plateau Main geographic regions

Mountains of the north and east Isan (Korat) Plateau Great Lake and Cambodian plains Main geographic regions

Mountains of the north and east I-san (Korat) Plateau Great Lake and Cambodian plains Delta Main geographic regions

July October January April July Highly seasonal vegetation Vegetation index shows vegetation greening and dry- off.

Diverse ecosystems tropical rainforest, deciduous forest, dry woodland, grassland, wetland, mangroves wetlands of Great Lake and floodplains Biodiversity >1200 species of fish Abundant water birds Rare species Irrawaddy dolphin, Javan rhinoceros

For Basin Development Planning Purpose, the Mekong River Basin has been divided into 10 Sub-areas