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Integrating environmental impacts into water allocation models of the Mekong River Basin

Rapid agricultural development in the Mekong River Basin has led to increased competition for water resources for extractive uses and in-stream uses. While institutions for cooperation in managing water resources amongst riparian countries were established in the 1995 Mekong Agreement, no institutions have been developed for allocating water resources amongst stakeholders. This research looks at the Ringler model in relation to the following issues:

  • Valuing environmental water demands in the Mekong River Basin
  • Aquatic resources valuation and policies for poverty elimination in the lower Mekong Basin
  • Addressing environmental water values in an integrated economic-hydrologic river basin
  • Integrating science and economics in Australian river management
  • Impacts of flow regimes on environmental conditions in the Mekong delta of Vietnam
 

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