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Asian Water Cycle SymposiumTokyo, November 2-4, 2005

Asian Water Cycle SymposiumTokyo, November 2-4, 2005

Overview of GEOSSOverview of GEOSS--related related activities at the Mekong River activities at the Mekong River

CommissionCommission

Ulf Hedlund, MRC Secretariat, Vientiane, Lao PDRUlf Hedlund, MRC Secretariat, Vientiane, Lao PDR

Ulf Hedlund, MRC SecretariatUlf Hedlund, MRC SecretariatUlf Hedlund, MRC SecretariatAsian Water Cycle Symposium, Tokyo, Nov 2Asian Water Cycle Symposium, Tokyo, Nov 2Asian Water Cycle Symposium, Tokyo, Nov 2 ---4, 20054, 20054, 2005 222

Presentation outlinePresentation outlinePresentation outline

About the Mekong and the MRC

MRC water data collection

Data and information management

Issues


The Mekong River Basin

Six Riparian Nationsin South East Asia

The Mekong River The Mekong River BasinBasin

Six Riparian NationsSix Riparian Nationsin South East Asiain South East Asia


The Mekong River from source to deltaThe Mekong River from source to deltaThe Mekong River from source to delta

Average flow contributionUpper Mekong (18%)

China – 16%Myanmar – 2%

Lower Mekong (82%)Cambodia – 18%Lao PDR– 35%Thailand – 18%Viet Nam – 11%


The Lower Mekong BasinThe Lower Mekong BasinThe Lower Mekong Basin

FourFour riparian countriesriparian countriesPopulationPopulation of 60 million, with rapid increase to 100 million in 2025Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Viet Nam are among the poorest poorest countriescountries in Asia and the WorldWater is an essentialresource for livelihoods:fisheries, agriculture, energy…One of the most productive and diverse ecosystemsecosystems in the world


The 1995 Agreement The 1995 Agreement The 1995 Agreement

Cooperation in all fields of sustainable development, utilisation, management and

conservation of the water and related resources of the Lower Mekong Basin


JOINT COMMITTEE(Members at level of Head of Department or higher)

NATIONAL MEKONG COMMITTEES (NMC)

(Member Agencies)

DONOR CONSUL-TATIVE GROUP(Donor countries and

cooperating institutions)

COUNCIL(Members at Ministerial and

Cabinet Level)

Government of

Cambodia

Government of

Lao PDR

Government of

Thailand

Government of

Vietnam

Mekong River Commission Secretariat

Operational arm providing

Technical and Administrative Support

MRC Organizational StructureMRC Organizational StructureMRC Organizational Structure


Irrigated AgricultureIrrigated AgricultureFisheriesFisheries

HydropowerHydropowerNavigationNavigation

Watershed ManagementWatershed ManagementFlood Management Flood Management

Water Supply and SanitationWater Supply and SanitationTourismTourism

IWRM IWRM -- to make to make optimal use of water in optimal use of water in

the various sectorsthe various sectors


MRC is data hungry!MRC is data hungry!MRC is data hungry!

• Administration • Climate • Culture • Fisheries • Forestry • Inundation (flooding)• Irrigation• Population & Human settlements• Socio-economics

• Soils • Topography • Transportation • Water•• Hydro-met. time series• Water Quality• Water use• Remote sensing data

Some current data holdingsSome current data holdings……


MRC in-situ surface water dataMRC inMRC in--situ surface water datasitu surface water data

44Meteorology

> 16,000 stn*yrs60

503

242

No. of stations

Sediment

Rainfall

HL & HQ

Item

Near real-time data (telemetric)

Hourly?DailyDelivery interval< 302Rainfall Data< 3016+2Water LevelM-HYCOSAHNIPItem

Historical time-series data

Water Quality

MonthlySampling interval100 stns20 params


Some uses of HydroMet dataSome uses of Some uses of HydroMetHydroMet datadata

Studies/ Research– Internal– NIRE, RR2002– Many others

PublicationsModeling/decision supportFlood forecasting/ River monitoring– TRMM, NOAA data

Flash flood forecastingNavigation

Legend No Warning Warning level reached Flooding level reached No data available

#N/A No data availableJune 13, 2005

Zero gauge level Alarm Observed water levels Forecasted water levels

Station name ID MSL Flood level Alarm level Status 7-Jun 8-Jun 9-Jun 10-Jun 11-Jun 12-Jun 13-Jun 14-Jun 15-Jun 16-Jun 17-Jun 18-JunChiang Saen CSA 357.11 11.80 11.50 0 2.94 3.15 3.16 3.07 3.04 3.36 3.07 3.04 2.95 2.85 3.16 3.44Luang Prabang LUA 267.195 18.00 17.50 0 4.44 4.61 5.13 5.57 5.74 5.73 5.57 5.37 5.18 5.08 4.87 4.99Chiang Khan CKH 194.118 17.40 17.32 0 3.38 3.52 3.96 4.38 4.81 5.34 4.38 4.33 4.15 4.07 4.00 3.95Vientiane VIE 158.04 12.50 11.50 0 1.14 1.12 1.28 1.60 1.84 2.04 2.30 2.22 2.17 2.13 2.07 1.96Nongkhai NON 153.648 12.20 11.40 0 1.85 1.81 1.90 2.24 2.51 2.70 2.97 2.89 2.84 2.80 2.74 2.63Paksane PAK 142.125 14.50 13.50 0 3.78 3.70 3.76 4.24 4.43 4.68 4.98 5.15 4.95 4.80 4.70 4.52Nakhon Phanom NAK 130.961 12.70 12.60 0 1.96 1.90 2.10 2.22 2.50 3.10 3.50 3.60 3.70 3.60 3.50 3.42Thakhek THA 129.629 13.50 13.00 0 3.08 3.05 3.35 3.48 3.75 4.35 4.75 5.07 5.17 5.07 4.97 4.90Mukdahan MUK 124.219 12.60 12.50 0 2.25 2.22 2.28 2.41 2.52 2.83 3.33 3.75 4.00 4.08 3.98 3.88Savannakhet SAV 125.022 13.00 12.00 0 1.30 1.19 1.22 1.31 1.34 1.71 2.22 2.56 2.81 2.89 2.80 2.70Khong Chiam KHO 89.03 16.20 16.00 0 2.42 2.57 2.60 2.59 2.68 2.88 2.84Ubon (Nam Mun) UBO 105.074 10.50 0 1.78 1.75 1.72 1.67 1.65 1.63 1.69Pakse PKS 86.49 12.00 11.00 0 1.42 1.58 1.62 1.62 1.66 1.76 1.90 2.15 2.39 2.62 2.70 2.60StungTreng STR 36.79 12.00 10.70 0 2.57 2.60 2.72 2.83 2.90 2.91 2.94 2.99 3.02 3.05 3.22 3.23Kratie KRA -1.08 23.00 22.00 0 7.29 7.32 7.49 7.67 7.81 7.95 8.01 8.11 8.25 8.36 8.40 8.40Kompong Cham KOM -0.93 16.20 15.20 0 2.89 2.89 2.93 3.02 3.20 3.33 3.45 3.49 3.57 3.67 3.75 3.80Phnom Penh (Bassac) PPB -1.02 12.00 10.50 0 1.78 1.81 1.84 1.92 2.01 2.06 2.09 2.12 2.15 2.20 2.25 2.30Phnom Penh Port PPP 0 11.00 9.50 0 0.95 0.97 0.99 1.05 1.13 1.16 1.20 1.23 1.26 1.31 1.36 1.40Koh Khel (Bassac) KOH 7.90 7.40 0 1.89 1.92 1.96 2.01 2.07 2.11 2.13 2.16 2.16 2.18 2.21 2.25Neak Luong NEA -0.33 8.00 7.50 0 0.93 0.99 1.03 1.12 1.22 1.28 1.30 1.32 1.35 1.37 1.41 1.44Prek Kdam (Tonle Sap) PRE 0.08 10.00 9.50 0 0.97 0.99 1.02 1.06 1.15 1.19 1.22 1.24 1.26 1.28 1.30 1.32Tan Chau TCH 0 4.20 3.00 0 0.00 0.19 0.23 0.14 0.07 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.08 0.12 0.15 0.22Chau Doc (Bassac) CDO 0 3.50 2.50 0 0.08 0.18 0.39 0.27 0.20 0.12 0.13 0.05 0.04 0.07 0.13 0.19

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Zero gauge level Rainfall Data Observed discharges Forecasted discharges

Station name ID MSL Flood level 12-Jun Status 7-Jun 8-Jun 9-Jun 10-Jun 11-Jun 12-Jun 13-Jun 14-Jun 15-Jun 16-Jun 17-Jun 18-JunChiang Saen CSA 357.11 11.80 17.3 2 1666 1849 1858 1778 1752 2040 1778 1752 1674 1589 1858 2115Luang Prabang LUA 267.195 18.00 n/r 2 1543 1637 1941 2220 2334 2327 2220 2091 1972 1911 1786 1856Chiang Khan CKH 194.118 17.40 1.6 2 1250 1308 1504 1710 1943 2262 1710 1684 1594 1556 1522 1499Vientiane VIE 158.04 12.50 n/r 2 1517 1506 1596 1786 1939 2073 2258 2200 2164 2136 2094 2019Nongkhai NON 153.648 12.20 7.3 2 1509 1489 1535 1717 1873 1990 2164 2111 2078 2053 2015 1946Paksane PAK 142.125 14.50 5.5 -99Nakhon Phanom NAK 130.961 12.70 14.0 2 3451 3365 3656 3835 4270 5271 5990 6177 6365 6177 5990 5843Thakhek THA 129.629 13.50 3.8 2 2997 2958 3360 3542 3934 4875 5554 6128 6312 6128 5946 5820Mukdahan MUK 124.219 12.60 6.8 2 2832 2792 2873 3050 3205 3660 4455 5180 5636 5786 5599 5415Savannakhet SAV 125.022 13.00 n/r 2 3164 3002 3045 3178 3223 3798 4654 5266 5735 5889 5716 5527Khong Chiam KHO 89.03 16.20 n/r 2 2814 2998 3035 3022 3136 3394 3342Ubon (Nam Mun) UBO 105.074 10.50 4.7 2 106 102 98 91 88 85 93Pakse PKS 86.49 12.00 n/r 2 2882 3179 3255 3255 3331 3525 3803 4318 4833 5346 5528 5300StungTreng STR 36.79 12.00 n/r 2 3801 3906 4335 4741 5005 5043 5158 5351 5469 5587 6271 6312Kratie KRA -1.08 23.00 n/r -99Kompong Cham KOM -0.93 16.20 n/r -99Phnom Penh (Bassac) PPB -1.02 12.00 n/r -99Phnom Penh Port PPP 0 11.00 n/r -99Koh Khel (Bassac) KOH 7.90 0.9 -99Neak Luong NEA -0.33 8.00 31.1 -99Prek Kdam (Tonle Sap) PRE 0.08 10.00 1.3 -99Tan Chau TCH 0 4.20 n/r -99Chau Doc (Bassac) CDO 0 3.50 n/r -99

Mekong River Commission


Data and Information Management: MRC-ISData and Information Management: MRCData and Information Management: MRC--ISIS

Publications Products & Requests

Primary Custodians, MRC Programmes & Others

QA

Models, Applications & Tools

MRC Programmes and othersAnalysis, Planning & Decision support

MRC-IS Portal


Access to MRC dataAccess to MRC dataAccess to MRC data

Internal– Db & GIS software– Web Portal

Interactive mapsMetadata catalogDMS etc

External– Requests– Data publications (Atlas CDs, Yearbooks…)– Online (www.mrcmekong.org)

Flood forecasting/river monitoringMetadata and request procedures


Sustainability issuesSustainability issuesSustainability issues

Availability of resources and capacityOperation & management of data collection networks– Some national budgets very limited

Harmonization/StandardsImplementation of institutional and technical mechanisms– Incentives and motivation, on all levels

Improving conditions for data exchange and sharing– Regional forum for D&I exchange and sharing issues (TACT)– Build trust and change attitudes– National data custodianship– Further develop procedures, guidelines etc– Support to national agencies

New DSIM Programme under development


SummarySummarySummary

MRC holds fairly substantial amounts of LMB data

MRC has comprehensive procedural framework for data and information management in place

MRC data is available to all and frequently shared

MRC data collection depends on regional and national capacity and resources

Lack of capacity and resources is a limiting factor

Clear need to build regional institutional capacity

Implementation of Decision Support and Information Management Programme will be one step forward

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