8th Annual Mekong flood forum

The theme for the forum will be 'Flood risk management and mitigation in the Mekong River Basin'.

The Forum aims to raise awareness on the current state of flood risk management and mitigation at the national, regional and community levels in the Mekong River Basin, and to exchange information on the progress, achievements and future outlook with respect to the five components of the Flood Management and Mitigation Programme (FMMP). These components are:

- 1. Establishing a Regional Flood Management and Mitigation Centre;
- 2. Structural measures and flood proofing;
- 3. Enhancing cooperation in addressing trans-boundary flood and related issues;
- 4. Flood emergency management strengthening; and
- 5. Land management

Under the umbrella of the main theme there will be five topics:

- Topic I: Community focused approach to flood risk management and mitigation
- Topic II: Flood forecasting and flash flood guidance
- Topic III: Structural measures and flood proofing
- Topic IV: Trans-boundary cooperation for managing floods and related issues
- Topic V: Land use and climate change impacts on flood management.