Sustainable Development of Rice and Water Resources in Mainland Southeast Asia and Mekong River Basin

Sustainable Development of Rice and Water Resources in Mainland Southeast Asia and Mekong River Basin

Cosslett, Patrick D.; Cosslett, Tuyet L.

Springer Verlag, Singapore

10/2017

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9789811056123

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Introduction



1. The Setting of the Lower Mekong Countries



1.1 Topography



1.1.1 Cambodia



1.1.2 Laos



1.1.3 Thailand



1.1.4 Vietnam



1.2 Population



1.2.1 Cambodia



1.2.2 Laos



1.2.3 Thailand



1.2.4 Vietnam



1.3 Workforce



1.3.1 Cambodia



1.3.2 Laos



1.3.3 Thailand



1.3.4 Vietnam



1.4 Economy



1.4.1 Cambodia



1.4.2 Laos



1.4.3 Thailand



1.4.4 Vietnam



References







2. Rice Cultivation, Production, and Consumption in the Lower Mekong Countries



2.1 Rice Cultivation



2.1.1 Cambodia



2.1.2 Laos



2.1.3 Thailand



2.1.4 Vietnam



2.2 Rice Production



2.2.1 Cambodia



< 2.2.2 Laos



2.2.3 Thailand



2.2.4 Vietnam



2.3 Rice Consumption



2.3.1 Cambodia



2.3.2 Laos



2.3.3 Thailand



2.3.4 Vietnam



2.4 Conclusion



References







3. Rice trade in the Lower Mekong Countries



3.1 Background of rice exports of Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia 1855-1999 <

3.1.1 Thailand



3.1.2 Vietnam



3.1.3 Cambodia



3.2 Policies of rice export of the LMCs in the new millennium



3.2.1 Thailand



3.2.2 Vietnam



3.2.3 Cambodia



3.2.4 Laos



3.3 Performance of rice exports of Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia in 2000-2014



3.3.1 LMCs rice export and World rice export



3.3.2 LMCs rice export relative to milled rice production



3.4 Rice trade of the LMCs 2000-2014



3.4.1 Thailand



3.4.2 Vietnam



3.4.3 Cambodia



3.4.4 Laos



3.5 Rice across border trade of the LMCs



3.5.1 Cambodia border trade with Vietnam and Thailand



3.5.2 Laos border trade with Vietnam, Thailand, and China



3.5.3 Thailand border trade with Burma and China



3.5.4 Vietnam border trade with Cambodia, Laos, and China



3.6 Conclusion



References







4. Lower Mekong Basin: Rice production, Climate change, ENSO, Mekong Dams



4.1 Lower Mekong Basin setting



4.1.1 Topography



4.1.2 Population



4.1.3 Economy



4.2 Agricultural land, farming, and rice production



4.2.1 Agricultural land and farming



4.2.2 Rice production



4.3 Climate change, floods and droughts, and El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO)



4.3.1 Assessment of climate change



4.3.2 Impact of floods and droughts in the Lower Mekong Basin



4.3.3 Impact of El Nino and La Nina of the ENSO cycle (2001-2016) <

4.4 Mekong mainstream dams



4.4.1 Mekong mainstream dams in China



4.4.2 Impacts of Chinese dams in the Lower Mekong Basin



4.5 Conclusion



References







5. Mekong Regional Cooperation for Water Resources and Rice Security



5.1 Mekong River Commission



5.1.1 MRC structure



5.1.2 Basin development strategy



5.1.3 Agriculture and irrigation programs

5.1.4 Rules of Procedure for water utilization and diversion



5.2 Lower Mekong Mainstream Dams



5.2.1 Proposed mainstream dams in Lower Mekong Basin



5.2.2 MRC review of Xayaburi dam project



5.2.3 MRC review of Don Sahong dam project



5.2.4 Studies on impacts of the Lower Mekong River mainstream dams



5.2.5 Assessment of the Mekong River Commission



5.3 Rice regional cooperation proposals and competition



5.3.1 Rice regional cooperation proposals



5.3.2 Rice regional competition



5.4 China's Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Mechanism



5.3.1 China initiative, purpose and programs



5.3.2 Sanya Declaration



5.5 Conclusion



References







6. Conclusion
Rice cultivation;Mekong river water;Climate change;Mekong mainstream dams;Regional cooperation;Rice production;Food security;Water security;Xayaburi dam;Don Sahong dam;Mekong River Commission;Lower Mekong Basin;Rice consumption;Rice trade;Mekong cooperation frameworks;Greater Mekong Subregion;Lower Mekong Initiative;Mekong-Japan Summit;Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Mechanism;Paddy land;sustainability