More help for Lancang-Mekong River needed, experts say

Lancang-Mekong countries need to enhance cooperation over water management to tackle extreme weather challenges triggered by climate change, experts said.

"More frequent extreme events such as drought, heat wave and floods in many parts of the world, including the Lancang-Mekong region, are a clear effect of climate change and show the need for countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible," said Chayanis Krittasudthacheewa, deputy director of Stockholm Environment Institute's Asia Centre in Bangkok.

The Lancang-Mekong Cooperation, or LMC, was established in 2016 and brings together countries situated along the Lancang-Mekong River. Member states include China, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand.