Shaping the Future of Mekong Regional Architecture: Reinforcing Transboundary Water Governance Through Reciprocity

Mekong sub-regional architecture is becoming more complex, reflecting increased geopolitical attention and expanding cooperation between Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, their neighbors and partners. Thirteen Mekong-related intergovernmental cooperation frameworks have been established since 1957.

Chulalongkorn University has been participating actively in sub-regional dialogues. This is a track 1.5 Mekong Policy Dialogue on evolving sub-regional architecture and the role of Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS), co-organized by Chulalongkorn University Center for Social Development Studies, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade-Australia (DFAT), and The Asia Foundation (TAF). The organizations collaborated to produce a policy brief for the future of Mekong regional architecture.

Collaborators:

• Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade-Australia (DFAT)
• The Asia Foundation

To view the policy brief, please visit:

• http://www.csds-chula.org/publications/2019/9/19/policy-brief-shaping-the-future-of-mekong-regional-architecture-reinforcing-transboundary-water-governance-through-reciprocity

To learn more about the policy dialogue, please visit:

• https://asiafoundation.org/2019/06/27/mekong-policy-dialogue-evolving-sub-regional-architecture-and-acmecs/