INTRODUCTION
     GUIDELINE MANUAL AND TOOLS
     FLOOD PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM
     PRIORITY PROJECT
     TRAINING PACKAGE AND MANUAL
     FLOOD AWARENESS AND EDUCATION
     TRANS BOUNDARY ACTIVITIES
     KNOWLEDGE SHARING AND DOCUMENTATION
     PROJECT PROGRESS
  ECHO IV
  FEMS Phase II

     

 

 

 

 

   
     
     
     

 

 

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 CAMBODIA LAO PDR | THAILAND | VIETNAM

 
As the impacts of hazardous events traverse both geographical and political boundaries, the importance of building trans-boundary cooperation and mechanisms across administrative borders becomes imperative. Any development schemes along the river, flood management interventions or water utilization activities of one country can have grave impacts on the flood severity in a neighbouring or downstream country. Establishing trans-boundary and cross-border partnerships eases the process of response, enables mutually beneficial development/ flood risk reduction initiatives to take place between the neighbouring nations, makes available combined resources and expertise to move assistance fluidly across borders during emergencies and speeds up recovery. Moreover, information exchange and cross-border early warning systems can be of great benefits in terms of providing forecasts or predictions and subsequently enable appropriate preparatory measures to be taken.