Inland wild capture-fisheries and aquaculture are central to livelihoods and economic development in the Mekong Region. Fisheries and aquaculture, in turn, are dependent on maintaining a range of ecosystem services and biophysical conditions which are increasingly threatened by a range of in-stream and land-based human activities. The impact of large dams and inter-basin diversions on flow regimes, water temperature, sediment and nutrient is of particular concern.
In this sectoral case study we are exploring the way in which different fisheries and aquaculture interests are represented in water use negotiations around the Mekong Region. We are working in several locations, including Tonle Sap (Cambodia), Songkram, Pak Phanang, and Upper Ping (Thailand), Attapeu (Lao PDR) and the Mekong Delta (Vietnam ). In each area partner organisations are involved in specific dialogue or policy processes that are unfolding.
Selected Publications
Series Nos.
Title
MP-2009-13
Serey, S., and O. T. Sana. 2009. Public Participation in Fisheries Governance in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS): A Case Study of Province along the Tonle Sap Lake in Cambodia. M-POWER Working Paper MP-2009-13. Unit for Social and Environmental Research (USER), Chiang Mai University, Thailand. (480)
MP-2009-10
Deeburee, K. 2009. The responses to resource territorializations: an experience of fish-based property right processes in floodplain of Songkhram River Basin. M-POWER Working Paper MP-2009-10. Unit for Social and Environmental Research (USER), Chiang Mai University, Thailand. (477)
MP-2005-08
Friend, R., Van Piseth. 2005. Fisheries. M-POWER Working Paper MP-2005-08. Unit for Social and Environmental Research, Chiang Mai University: Chiang Mai. (45)
Selected Events
Dates
Event, venue and organizers
8 Dec 08 - 8 Dec 08
International Conference on "Habitat for fisheries, aquaculture, and fisheries management: addressing interconnectivity" Chiang Mai, Thailand.(Maejo University, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center)
(209)
18 Jun 08 - 19 Jun 08
15th Annual meeting of MRC Program for Fisheries Management and Development Cooperation Luang Prabang, Lao PDR.(M-POWER, Mekong River Commission Secretariat Fisheries Program)
(176)
SEAFDEC
The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center is an intergovernmental organization that promotes fisheries development in Southeast Asia. The website has information about training and research programs. The Aquaculture Department is based in the Philippines. (21)
AARM
Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management is based at the Asian Institute of Technology. The website has well organized archives with abstracts, photos and other resource materials about training and other activities, but without much recent material. (22)
GAA - The Global Aquaculture Alliance
is an international, nonprofit trade association dedicated to advancing environmentally and socially responsible aquaculture. GAA website promotes information about the Best Aquaculture Practices standards and facility certification for sustainable aquaculture at the core of its Responsible Aquaculture Program and other activities. (63)
World Fish Center
is a non-profit organization that focuses on alleviating poverty and hunger by improving fisheries and aquaculture. The website has interesting syntheses and insights that integrate ecological, social, economic, and policy perspectives. These analyses are the basis for key policy advice and agenda-setting at the national and regional geopolitical levels. Also, tools, networks, and capacity building mechanisms in developing countries are presented. (65)
