Lancang-Mekong Cooperation: Present and Future of the Mekong River Basin

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://www.politickevedy.fpvmv.umb.sk/archiv-vydani/2020/2-2020/richard-grunwald.html" target="_blank" >http://www.politickevedy.fpvmv.umb.sk/archiv-vydani/2020/2-2020/richard-grunwald.html</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.24040/politickevedy.2020.23.2.69-97" target="_blank" >10.24040/politickevedy.2020.23.2.69-97</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Lancang-Mekong Cooperation: Present and Future of the Mekong River Basin

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The main aim of this article is to analyse the role of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) ) and to explore current milestones and challenges in the context of regional water cooperation. The LMC represents a specific form of a sub-regional platform which has been established in 2016 by China&apos;s government. The purpose of this intergovernmental organization is to promote regional cooperation between six riparian states (China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam) and ensure sustainable development of the Lancang-Mekong Sub-region. The results show that despite the LMC does not meet all the criteria to become a proper River Basin Organization (RBO), it still remains highly progressive and widely popular among the riparian states. Currently, according to RBOs database from Oregon State University (2019) there can be identified only three inter-basin RBOs which together ensure transboundary water cooperation in Southeast Asia. The author concludes that despite the LMC offering many opportunities for further river development, the LMC still did not reach its full potential and face several challenges. Data has been collected by process-tracing analysis of official documents and from secondary literature related to the LMC and Mekong River development. The author applied the concept of multi-track water diplomacy and compare the current performance of the LMC with other RBOs to illustrate the role of RBOs in TWM. The findings of this article therefore can be applied to other case studies where RBOs possess a strong position in shaping TWM and where China builds up viable regional cooperation.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Lancang-Mekong Cooperation: Present and Future of the Mekong River Basin

Popis výsledku anglicky

The main aim of this article is to analyse the role of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) ) and to explore current milestones and challenges in the context of regional water cooperation. The LMC represents a specific form of a sub-regional platform which has been established in 2016 by China&apos;s government. The purpose of this intergovernmental organization is to promote regional cooperation between six riparian states (China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam) and ensure sustainable development of the Lancang-Mekong Sub-region. The results show that despite the LMC does not meet all the criteria to become a proper River Basin Organization (RBO), it still remains highly progressive and widely popular among the riparian states. Currently, according to RBOs database from Oregon State University (2019) there can be identified only three inter-basin RBOs which together ensure transboundary water cooperation in Southeast Asia. The author concludes that despite the LMC offering many opportunities for further river development, the LMC still did not reach its full potential and face several challenges. Data has been collected by process-tracing analysis of official documents and from secondary literature related to the LMC and Mekong River development. The author applied the concept of multi-track water diplomacy and compare the current performance of the LMC with other RBOs to illustrate the role of RBOs in TWM. The findings of this article therefore can be applied to other case studies where RBOs possess a strong position in shaping TWM and where China builds up viable regional cooperation.

Druh

J_ost - Ostatní články v recenzovaných periodicích

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50601 - Political science

Projekt

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Návaznosti

O - Projekt operacniho programu

Rok uplatnění

2020

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Politicke Vedy

ISSN

1335-2741

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

23

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

SK - Slovenská republika

Počet stran výsledku

29

Strana od-do

69-97

Kód UT WoS článku

000607484000003

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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