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Mekong Basin

MUS work in the Mekong basin work is mostly being carried out in north-east of Thailand, which is a part of Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). The work started with the identification of the existing multiple water use systems in farmer communities, their benefits and economic impacts, based on the national development paradigm. The work focuses on both up-scaling and out-scaling of multiple water use practices in north-east Thailand. The key approaches include learning alliance development and managing knowledge on sustainable water resource management at farm and household scales. The implementation includes application of participatory action research methodologies with Local Wisdom Networks, Universities, Government and Non-government Organizations. Efforts are going on- at the moment- to upscale multiple water use system at the national policy level, through gradual changes in government plans, budgeting and practices.

For more information, please contact Dr. Sawaeng Ruaysoongnern, KhonKaenUniversity, Khon Kaen province, Northeast Thailand


FolderBasin brief and work

The MUS project in the Mekong basin is being carried out in northeast Thailand, primarily within Local Wisdom Networks. In order to upscale the activities, government officials have been invited to join the research activities as research counterparts and members of learning alliances for multiple water use systems. This will help integrate watershed and community water resource management plans towards a more holistic household level integrated water resource management. The new approaches are already proving to fulfill water resource management objectives and in achieving economic sufficiency. Integration of the results in the national policy is currently in the process

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FolderLearning Alliances in the Mekong Basin

The learning alliance members in northeast Thailand meet twice a month- on a regular basis- at the learning centers of Local Wisdom Networks and discuss progress and lessons learnt.

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FolderMekong Basin outputs

The MUS work in Mekong Basin is concentrated in Thailand. This section describes the integrated outputs emerging from the project in Mekong basin.

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FolderNews from Mekong basin

This section contains news and events from the Mekong Basin

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