Actionaid

ActionAid is a unique partnership of people who are fighting for a better world - a world without poverty. As one of the UK's largest development agencies, it works in more than 30 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, listening to, learning from and working in partnership with over nine million of the world's poorest people.

www.actionaid.org

AID/WATCH is a community-based, not for profit, activist group that campaigns on Australian involvement in overseas aid and development projects, programs and policies.

www.aidwatch.org.au

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a Multilateral Development Bank which, in part, focuses on the development of the Mekong Basin. Their website offers a perspective on the current development agendas of the bank as well as descriptions of ADB projects in the Asia and the Mekong.

www.adb.org

The Assembly of the Poor is a network of people who share the same destiny, that is being victims of over four decades of Thailand’s economic and industrialization development policies. The rural agricultural sector as the backbone of the country economy was being neglected.

www.thai.to/aop

The Association for International Water and Forest Studies (FIVAS) is an independent organisation working to obtain and disseminate information about the impacts of large dams and hydropower projects in the Third World

www.fivas.org

AusAID manages the Australian Government's official overseas aid program. AusAID advances Australia's national interest by assisting developing countries to reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development through investing in growth, stability and prosperity in the Asia/Pacific region.

www.ausaid.gov.au

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)

ACIAR is an Australian Government statutory authority that operates as part of Australia's Aid Program. It contributes to the aid program objectives of advancing Australia's national interest through poverty alleviation and sustainable development.

www.aciar.gov.au

ACF is a non-profit, membership-based environment group. They take a solution-oriented approach to environmental issues, and seek to form partnerships with community groups, governments and business to achieve ecologically sustainable outcomes.

www.acfonline.org.au

The AMRC is a resource centre based at the School of Geoscience, University of Sydney, which promotes research, discussion and debate on development and environment issues in the Mekong Region.

www.mekong.es.usyd.edu.au

Daily English-language news paper.  This site has search facilities for accessing the Bangkok Post archives, as well as current issues online.

www.bangkokpost.net

The Bank Information Center (BIC) is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization that provides information and strategic support to NGOs and social movements throughout the world on the projects, policies and practices of the World Bank and other Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs). BIC advocates for greater transparency, accountability and citizen participation at the MDBs

www.bicusa.org

Both ENDS supports the work of environmental organisations, primarily in the South (developing countries) and the Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. It supporst organisations through information, research, advocacy, campaigning, networking and capacity-building.

www.bothends.org

The Burma Project, established in 1994, is dedicated to increasing international awareness of conditions in Burma and to helping the country make the transition from a closed to an open society

www.burmaproject.org

CTU is located in the regional capital of the Mekong Delta, Viet Nam. It plays a vital role in the monitoring of environmental and social changes in the region and liases with many international universities and organisations.

www.ctu.edu.vn/index_e.htm

Located in the North of Thailand, Chiang Mai University is one of the key institutions involved in the development of the region.

www.chiangmai.ac.th

The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is an association of public and private members supporting a system of 16 Future Harvest Centers that work in more than 100 countries to mobilize cutting-edge science to reduce hunger and poverty, improve human nutrition and health, and protect the environment.

www.cgiar.org

DEDP is the governmental department authorized to research, develop, supervise, monitor, and operate on the production, transportation, distribution and utilization of energy

www.dedp.go.th/eng/default.htm                

The Dialogiue on WFE brings together agricultural and environmental communities to find ways of managing water to meet the needs of both.

www.iwmi.cgiar.org/dialogue/index.asp

EGAT is the state owned utility in charge of the country's electricity production. To meet the growing demand for electricity EGAT have expanded existing power sources in Thailand as well as implementing new projects.

www.egat.or.th/english                        

Focus is a programme of progressive development policy research and practice, dedicated to regional and global policy analysis, micro-macro linking and advocacy work. Focus' website provides information on Focus' programmes and policy/discussion papers, as well as partner organisations.

www.focusweb.org                                      

GAPE is an international NGO whose purpose is capacity-building, community development, environmental conservation and people-centred learning.

www.geocities.com/gapelaos/index.html          

Global Witness focuses on areas where profits from environmental exploitation fund human rights abuses. Information obtained through research and field investigations is used to brief governments, inter-governmental organisations, NGOs and the media, in order to achieve positive change. Global Witness have campaigned extensively in Cambodia.

www.globalwitness.org                                  

The Inland Rivers Network is a coalition of environment groups and individuals committed to conserving the biological diversity, natural functioning and health of the inland rivers, wetlands and groundwaters of the Murray-Darling Basin in southeast Australia

www.nccnsw.org.au/member/wetlands     

IR campaigns on river and dam issues around the world, particularly focusing on the social and environmental effects of water resources infrastructure. The IR Mekong Program website provides electronic information services on their Mekong campaign (particularly focusing on Laos) transcripts of press releases, correspondence, as well as summaries of reports and media articles.

www.irn.org/programs/mekong

IUCN aim to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable

www.iucn.org/places/asia/

JICA is responsible for the technical cooperation aspect of Japan's ODA programs.Technical cooperation is aimed at the transfer of technology and knowledge that can serve the socioeconomic development of the developing countries. JICA carries out a variety of programs to support the nation building of developing countries through such technical cooperation.

www.jica.go.jp                                                

JECP is a cooperative intitiative between ESCAP and the Japanese government formed in 1977.  The purpose of JECP is to increase technical expertise in Asia.  JECP is involved in the development of tourism in the Mekong Basin

www.unescap.org/jecf/index.htm

MekongInfo is an interactive system for sharing information and knowledge about participatory natural resource management (NRM) in the Lower Mekong Basin. In addition to over 2,000 documents (full-text and abstract) in the Library, MekongInfo provides: a Contacts database of individuals, projects and organisations, news and Announcements of events, relevant Web Links, a Gallery of useful resource materials, a Forum for online discussions, and a free Web hosting service.

www.mekonginfo.org

With the four downstream countries signatories to this commission, the MRC aims to promote and co-ordinate sustainable management and development of water and related resources for the countries' mutual benefit and the people's well-being by implementing strategic programmes and activities and providing scientific information and policy advice.

www.mrcmekong.org

Mekong Watch is a Japanese NGO based in Tokyo. They combine research and advocacy to address and prevent the negative environmental and social impacts of development in the Mekong Region. We are especially concerned about the lack of consultation with affected communities in development planning and implementation and the role Japanese financing.

www.mekongwatch.org/english/index.html

The Murray-Darling Basin Initiative is the partnership between the governments and the community which has been established to give effect to the 1992 Murray-Darling Basin Agreement.

www.mdbc.gov.au

English language site with national and international news and background information about Myanmar (Burma).

www.myanmarnews.net

Weekly international news journal

www.myanmar.com/myanmartimes

Thailand's second daily English-language newspaper.  This site has search facilities for accessing The Nation archives as well as current issues

www.nationmultimedia.com                      

NISTPASS is a research organisation under the Ministry of Sciecnce Technology and Environment (MOSTE), Viet Nam, and is in charge of researching, monitoring, and forecasting scientific and technological development in Viet Nam. It also has the task of developing strategies and policies involving socioeconomic improvements based on science and technology.

www.nistpass.gov.vn

The Nature Conservation Council of NSW is the State's peak environmental organisation with over 130 member groups, and individual supporters from across the state. NCC works closely with local communities and businesses, co-ordinates action groups across the state and advises the key decision-makers at a local, state and national level to protect and promote the NSW environment

www.nccnsw.org.au

A policy-oriented research and consulting organization focusing on emerging environmental, energy and security issues, primarily in the Asia-Pacific region. Nautilus' website hosts a digital library of key papers on Mekong and water resources development issues, as well as links to relevant sites

www.nautilus.org

The NGO Forum on Cambodia is made up of non-government organisations grounded in their experience of humanitarian and development assistance to Cambodia.  The Forum exists to advocate on issues of concern to the Cambodian people. In doing this, the NGO Forum has an important role to highlight the impact of development processes and economic, social and political changes on Cambodians

www.bigpond.com.kh/users/ngoforum/

From their South East Asia Regional Office (SEARO) Oxfam America work extensively throughout the Mekong region in conjunction with the other oxfams and many othe local NGOs

www.oxfamamerica.org/

Oxfam Community Aid Abroad is an independent, democratic, community-based Australian organisation. Along with many other oxfams CAA has been involved in the Mekong Region, dealing in particular with the ADB and hydropower

www.caa.org.au/world/asia/index.html

A collaboration of the eight oxfams involved in the Mekong region

www.oxfammekong.org

Latest policy information and resolutions of the Chinese Government. Major domestic and international news releases from China.

english.peopledaily.com.ch

Quality weekly English-language Cambodian newspaper

www.phnompenhpost.com

Probe International educates Canadians about the environmental, social, and economic effects of Canada's aid and trade abroad. 

www.probeinternational.org/pi/Mekong/index.cfm

PER work closely with TERRA to shed light on environmental issues within the Mekong Basin

www.terraper.org

A critical review of protected areas and their role in the socio-economic development of the four countries of the lower Mekong River region. Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Vietnam have been rapidly expanding their protected area networks, yet their natural resources are still degrading. This timely review examines approaches for integrating protected area management with socio-economic planning for the sustainable development of the region's natural resources.

www.mekong-protected-areas.org

This network was launched in July 2000 in response to a meeting on dams and other river development projects in the Mekong held near the contentious Pak Mun Dam in Thailand. RWESA is based in Bangkok and aims to protect the health of river ecosystems and their ability to sustain biodiversity and the livelihoods of communities.

www.rwesa.org

The Royal Forestry Department is the Thai Government department in charge of coordinating national forest administration and development and to promote better understanding between state and private sectors

www.forest.go.th/default_e.asp

SEARIN Thailand was established in March, 1999. According to its mission statement: “SEARIN Thailand is a campaign-based organization, working to support local community rights to their rivers, and to oppose threats to rivers and riverine ecosystems in mainland south-east Asia, such as large dams and water diversion projects.”

www.searin.org

The Thai Yunnan Project was established in 1987 within the Dept of Anthropology, Australian National University. The project carries out research, organises seminars and produces publications

rspas.anu.edu.au/anthropology/thai-yunnan.html

TERRA was established to focus on issues concerning the natural environment and local communities within the Mekong region, and works to support the network of NGOs and people's organisations in Burma, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Vietnam, encouraging exchange and alliance-building. TERRA also produce Watershed and New Frontiers

www.terraper.org

Ubon Ratchathani University is loxcated in the Northeast of Thailand and, as well as an ongoing prole in the monitoring of the region, was the host of the recent river basin management dialogue on the role of civil society.

www.ubu.ac.th (Thai only)

This site provides copies of key Vietnamese laws and decrees in the areas of environment, investment, foreign affairs, agriculture and minerals

coombs.anu.edu.au/~vern/luat/luat.html

This site is the most comprehensive site on Vietnam-related internet resources.  The site is maintained by the Australia Viet Nam Science-Technology Link and is responsible for the Virtual Library for Vietnam, covering a great variety of topics: news, web sites, maps, geography, culture, history, economics, government, businsess, law, science, technology, and environment.

coombs.anu.edu.au/~vern/avsl.htm

WFT is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of natural resources and the maintenance of biological diversity and to a balanced environment to ensure long term success in national development.

www.levantenet.com/wildlifefund

The World Bank Group is one of the world's largest sources of development assistance, and, as such plays a vital role in the development of the Mekong Basin.

www.worldbank.org

The WCD was an independent, international, multi-stakeholder process which addressed the controversial issues associated with large dams.It provided a unique opportunity to bring into focus the many assumptions and paradigms that are at the centre of the search to reconcile economic growth, social equity, environmental conservation and political participation in the changing global context.The Commission completed its work with the launch of its final report and disbanded.

www.dams.org