Groundwater resources in the Greater Mekong Subregion: Collaborative management to increase resilience (Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Thailand, Viet Nam)

This proposal seeks to address this institutional and governance challenge through implementing a transboundary groundwater collaboration. The objective is to establish effective regional capacities, partnerships and network in the Greater Mekong Subregion for the sustainable management and utilization of groundwater resources as an adaptation response to protect people, livelihoods, and ecosystems from climate change impacts. The project aims to benefit around 1.5 million people indirectly, it also targets to create a groundwater community of practice (CoP) of around 20 experts, equipped with the skills to ensure technical and management capabilities. Additionally, it will support the regulatory framework to manage resources and expand new groundwater-based resilience strategies and practical interventions by proposing either primary or secondary legislations in the targeted countries.