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Type:
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Conference Paper |
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Author:
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Torell, Magnus |
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Conference:
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Crossing Boundaries, the Seventh Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Common Property |
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Location:
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
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Conf. Date:
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June 10-14 |
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Date:
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1998 |
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URI:
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https://hdl.handle.net/10535/254
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Sector:
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Fisheries
Water Resource & Irrigation |
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Region:
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East Asia |
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Subject(s):
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IASC
river basins
water resources
fisheries
wetlands
Mekong River region
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Abstract:
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"The paper is prepared and organised keeping in mind that it is one of several papers of a panel addressing a broad range of issues with regards to the Mekong River region and the sustainable use and development of its natural resources and environment. To keep the focus on issues related to the headline the paper will highlight a number of critical issues. The paper is not going deep into areas of background information on the Mekong River, related resources or the riparian countries as it is expected that other papers of the panel will address related issues....
"...it is obvious that there is in the region a clear lack of information on the availability and a lack of regional understanding of the local, national and regional importance on key natural resources (such as fish and the value of fish for the local households and economies). Another message is that there is in general unclear structures with regards to legal and administrative responsibilities for planning and management of resources utilisation and environmental protection including rules and responsibilities for central and local authorities as well as with regards to rights and responsibilities for communities, user groups and/or individual users.
"Another aspect that has not really been fully addressed in various analysis is the relations between 'wetlands' and sustainable use of natural resources in the context of the whole range of wetlands as listed in the 'Wetlands Classification System of the Lower Mekong Basin' (Annex 1). In principle this would imply that the whole rationale for the 'Agreement on the Co-operation for the Sustainable Development of the Mekong River' would be to form the basis for a region wide 'wetlands programme' covering the whole basin as per the classification (including aquaculture ponds, fishing areas, rice fields, lakes, etc.)(MRC Environment Programme, Aug. 1997). But, in spite of the broad classification of wetlands there is a tendency to view all 'wetlands projects' as 'environmental' projects. This in turn has led to some implications - and complications - which will be shown later in the text."
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