Australia gives US$1.71 million to boost Mekong monitoring

FILE PHOTO: Photo taken on Jan. 1, 2020 shows the sunset scenery of Luang Prabang on the riverside of Mekong River, Laos. - Xinhua

VIENTIANE: Australia has provided US$1.71 million to the Mekong River Commission to improve river monitoring and water management across Laos and the Mekong region.

The funding was formalised on November 5 at the MRC Secretariat in Vientiane during a ceremony supporting the Environment and River Profile Survey.