Minister of Ministry of Water Resources and Environmental Visited the Yellow River and Participated in the Ministerial Meeting of Lancing-Mekong Water Resources Cooperation
On 14-19 December 2019, H.E. Sommad PHOLSENA, minister, ministry of water resources and environmental, Lao PDR and delegates has been visited the water resources management activity in Yellow River and participated in the Ministerial Meeting of lancing-Mekong Water Resources Cooperation.
The visiting of water resources management activity in Yellow River, happened between 15-16 December 2019 leaded by Minister of MONRE, LAO PDR and the delegates, the objective of this visiting is to visit the Xiaolangdi Hydropower Project, the Yellow River-Crossing Tunnel Project of the Middle Route of the South-to-North Water Division Project, the South-to-North Water Diversion Project Henan Control, Huayuankou and Yellow River Museum and visit the Yellow river water regulation center. The main lesson learns gained from this exchange visited is a good practice on water resource management in Yellow river which could be applied to water resource management in Laos.
The Ministerial Meeting of Lancang-Mekong Water Resources Cooperation, date 17-18 December 2019 leaded by Minister of MONRE and his delegates to adopt the Joint Statement of the 1st Ministerial Meeting of Lancang-Mekong Water Resources Cooperation and approved the List of Project Proposals on Landcang-Mekong Water Resources Cooperation in order to take action to the Lancang-Mekong Water Resources Cooperation 5 years action plan (2018-2022) and as well witness to the signing MOU between Mekong River Commission Secretariat and Lancang-Meking Water Resources Cooperation Center. This valuable meeting is aim to continue the implementing of Lancang-Mekong Water Resources Cooperation 5 years action plan (2018-2022) in frame of technical exchange, capacity building, joint project, joint research, flood and drought management\control, data and information sharing, social-economic development related to water resources and sustainable management.
Date, 17 December 2019, the mister who representative of six countries giving the closig speech in The Ministerial Meeting of Lancang-Mekong Water Resources Cooperation.