Sustainable Development of Rice and Water Resources in Mainland Southeast Asia and Mekong River Basin

Tuyet L. Cosslett,Patrick D. Cosslett

Sustainable Development of Rice and Water Resources in Mainland Southeast Asia and Mekong River Basin
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country
Singapore
Published
30 January 2019
Pages
148
ISBN
9789811354427

Sustainable Development of Rice and Water Resources in Mainland Southeast Asia and Mekong River Basin

Tuyet L. Cosslett,Patrick D. Cosslett

This book highlights rice and water resources security in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam - countries that share the international Mekong River, which is a source of both regional cooperation and conflict. It discusses the topography, population, economy, rice production and rice trade of these four riparian countries, and analyses the impacts of climate change, El Nino and La Nina, and the construction of Mekong mainstream dams on water resources and rice productivity. Further, this publication assesses the role of the Mekong River Commission, a river basin organization responsible for the sustainable development and water resource management of the Mekong, and examines regional cooperation frameworks such as the Lower Mekong Initiative, and the Mekong-Japan Summit. The book then explores the emerging role of China in promoting the Lancang-Mekong cooperation between China and Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam in developing the Mekong River Basin, which could determine the future water and rice security of the region.

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