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RAP PUBLICATION 2004/32
FROM VISION TO ACTION
A SYNTHESIS OF EXPERIENCES IN LEAST-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
THE FAO-ESCAP PILOT PROJECT ON NATIONAL WATER VISIONS — PHASE 2
Bangkok, December 2004
Le Huu Ti
Economic Affairs Officer
Water Resources Section
Environment and Sustainable Development Division
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
&
Thierry Facon
Senior Water Management Officer
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok
and
United Nations Economic and Social Commission
for Asia and the Pacific |
This Final Project Report
was prepared for the Environment and Natural Resources Development Division of
ESCAP and the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.
The views expressed herein
are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United
Nations or of the governments involved in the project.
The designations employed and the presentation of material
in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on
the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
concerning the legal status of any country, city or area or of its authorities,
or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
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ISBN 974-7946-66-1
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© FAO/ESCAP 2004
CONTENTS
1. From Vision
to Action: A Synthesis of National
Water Visions in Least-Developed Countries in
Southeast Asia
—
Le Huu Ti and Thierry Facon
2. National
Water Vision to Action for the Kingdom of Cambodia
— Theng Tara, Le Huu Ti and Thierry Facon
3. From
National Water Vision to Action: A
Framework for Integrated Water Resources Management in the Lao People's Democratic
Republic
— Pholchaleun Nonthaxay, Chanthanet
Boulapha and Choung Phanrajsavong
4. Report on
the Formulation of a National Water Vision to Action in the
Union of Myanmar
— Special Working Team of the
Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation
LISTS OF TABLES
Table 1.1 GDP
growth of LDCs in Southeast Asia (in percent)
Table 2.1 Estimated
water withdrawals
Table 2.2 Institutional
basis for water resources management
Table 2.3 Interactions
between competing uses of water
Table 3.1 Organizations
with a direct interest in the water sector
Table 4.1 Potential
water resources in Myanmar
Table 4.2 Hydropower
potential in Myanmar
Table 4.3 Annual
groundwater potential in Myanmar
Table 4.4 Myanmar
GDP (at 1985/86 constant producer prices)
Table 4.5 Education
status in Myanmar (%)
Table 4.6 Estimated
poverty rates by state and division (%)
Table 4.7 Share
of water resources used in river basins (km3)
Table 4.8 Growth
of irrigated area (1900-2001)
Table 4.9 Production
of selected crops
Table 4.10 Production
of fish and prawns by nature of catch
Table 4.11 Electric
power installation by type and location
Table 4.12 Overseas
visitors
Table 4.13 Hotels,
motels and inns/guesthouses by type of ownership
Table 4.14 Pre-independence
irrigation facilities
Table 4.15 Post-independence
irrigation facilities
Table 4.16 Completed
hydropower stations
Table 4.17 Increase
in irrigated area
Table 4.18 Annual
surface and groundwater potential in Myanmar
Table 4.19 List
of hydropower and thermal power projects of the first five-year plan
Table 4.20 River
water pumping irrigation projects in thirty-year master plan
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 2.1 Mean
monthly rainfall and evaporation at Phnom Penh meteorological station
Figure
2.2 Maximum and minimum water levels at
Kampong Cham, on the Mekong river, 1990-2001
Figure 2.3 Water
sources for domestic supply
Figure 4.1 Hydropower
potential in Myanmar
ANNEXES
Annex 2.1 Round-table meeting on water
resources management in Cambodia: Vision to action
Annex 4.1 Water
laws in Myanmar
Annex 4.2 Water
pricing in Myanmar
Annex 4.3 Various
agencies and departments engaged in water use sector
GLOSSARY
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ADB
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Asian Development
Bank
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ASEAN
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Association of
Southeast Asian Nations
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FAO
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Food and
Agriculture Organization
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GDP
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Gross domestic
product
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GISG
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eographic Information System
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JICA
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Japan International Cooperation Agency
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LDC
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Least-developed country
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MOWRAM
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Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology
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MW
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Megawatt
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NGO
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Non-governmental organization
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R&D
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Research and development
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RAP
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Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
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SLORC
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State Law and Order Restoration Council
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UNCHS
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United Nations Centre for Human Settlements
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UNDP
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United Nations Development Programme
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UNESCAP
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United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
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UNICEF
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United Nations Children's Fund
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WHO
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World Health Organization
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WTO
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World Trade Organization
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