MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DIVISION Mekong River Commission
USACE Hosts Reciprocal Mekong River Commission Exchange Visit The Mekong River Commission visited the United States, conducting the exchange with the U.S.-based Mississippi River Commission, continuing the momentum on reciprocal exchanges to share best practices and lessons learned on river and water management.
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ater challenges, best practices, and five troubling trends were topics of discussion by leaders of commissions representing two river basins located a world apart from each other during the weeklong 13th session
of the Mekong-Mississippi Sister Rivers Partnership Exchange hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Los Angeles District, which began Aug. 13. Mississippi River Commission president Brig. Gen. Kimberly Peeples said the
main goals of the Mekong-U.S. Partnership are: • to improve transparency, good governance, connectivity, and sustainable governance through implementing regional capacity-building activities, fostering
p Mississippi River Commission President Brig. Gen. Kimberly Peeples, along with MRC members and Mississippi Valley Division staff, virtually attended the 2023 Sister Rivers
Partnership Exchange held at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, while three members participated in person. The exchange consisted of sharing best practices and cutting-edge technology the United States is using to help monitor water, assess climate impacts, and forecast flooding. USACE PHOTO BY SAM HEILIG
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