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The Mekong River Basin: practical experiences in transboundary water management
This article is the opinion of the author and does not necessarily reflect the MRC
member countries’ views on the issues discussed. The author would also like to
acknowledge the input of Ton Lennarts of the BDP and Lieven Geerinck of NAP.
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Transboundary groundwater resources management implemented in the
Kumamoto region of Japan
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Transboundary water management in the Zambezi and Congo river basins:
a situation analysis
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Plan, Period 2006-2010, Lusaka, Zambia.
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Interactive open source information systems for fostering transboundary
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