| Abstract: | Forecast Mekong is a significant international thrust under the Delta Research and Global Observation Network (DRAGON) of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and was launched in 2009 by the U.S. Department of State and the Foreign Ministers of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam under U.S. Department of State Secretary Hillary R. Clinton‘s Lower Mekong Initiative to enhance U.S. engagement with countries of the Lower Mekong River Basin in the areas of environment, health, education, and infrastructure. Since 2009, the USGS has worked closely with the U.S. Department of State; personnel from Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam; nongovernmental organizations; and academia to collect and use research and data from the Lower Mekong River Basin to provide hands-on results that will help decisionmakers in future planning and design for restoration, conservation, and management efforts in the Lower Mekong River Basin. In 2012 Forecast Mekong is highlighting the increasing cooperation between the United States and Lower Mekong River Basin countries in the areas of food and environmental security. Under the DRAGON, Forecast Mekong continues work in interactive data integration, modeling, and visualization system by initiating three-dimensional bathymetry and river flow data along with a pilot study of fish distribution, population, and migratory patterns in the Lower Mekong River Basin. When fully developed by the USGS, in partnership with local governments and universities throughout the Mekong River region, Forecast Mekong will provide valuable planning tools to visualize the consequences of climate change and river management. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 70038856 |
| Citation Author: | Turnipseed, D. Phil |
| Citation Contributing Office: | National Wetlands Research Center |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Citation Series: | Fact Sheet |
| Citation Series Code: | FS |
| Citation Series Number: | 2012-3086 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Science implementation of Forecast Mekong for food and environmental security; 2012; FS; 2012-3086; Turnipseed, D. Phil |
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| Text: | Science implementation of Forecast Mekong for food and environmental security; 2012; FS; 2012-3086; Turnipseed, D. Phil |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/fs_2012_3086.bmp |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2012/3086/ |
| Date Other: | Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
