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Cooperation key on Mekong issues

An aerial shot of the Mekong River taken in 2019 in Nong Khai's Sungkom district shows the dried-up riverbed caused by 'low-flow'. AFP

In the coming months, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) will host a unique competition for university students from our four member countries: Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.

The objective is to see which team can develop the most effective, cost-efficient and sustainable technology to monitor water levels across Southeast Asia's greatest waterway, which has experienced worryingly low-flow for four straight years. The victorious students will win a grant to turn their vision into the reality and construct their cutting-edge tools.

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