Geography, Economy Sample Clauses

Geography, Economy and the Importance of the Mekong Map of the Mekong River and of its riparians.11 The Mekong, flowing through central Southeast Asia, from Southwest China to the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, is 4,800 km long, making it the world’s 12th longest river. In terms of water volume, it rates as the 8th largest river of the world. In September, during the peak of the rainy season, the water quantity of the Mekong is 20 to 25 times higher than during the dry season.12 The river runs through or along the borders of six countries; China, Myanmar, Lao PDR, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, making up the ‘Greater Mekong Sub Region’ (GMS). The ‘Lower Mekong Region’ (LMR), comprising of the four downstream Mekong countries; Lao PDR, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam is home to 65 million people,13 most of 11 xxxx://xxx.xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx/mapindo.jpg 2005-02-10 12 MRC, 2003(b), p. 27. 13 MRC, 2003(c), p. 30. them living in rural areas.14 The region is experiencing rapid population growth; by 2025, the LMR population is expected to reach 90-120 millions.15 The population of Cambodia is growing by 2.6% a year and that of Laos by 2.3% - among the highest rates in Asia. Population growth is lower in the Thai and Vietnamese parts of the basin, but they have long been more densely populated.16 Economic growth is even faster than demographic: 5-6% last year in Thailand, Lao PDR and Cambodia, 7-8% in China and Vietnam.17 Lao PDR is the poorest country in the region, with an annual per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of US$ 1,700, followed by Cambodia (US$ 1,900), Vietnam (US$ 2,500) and Thailand (US$ 7,400).18 Although Thailand is comparatively rich, the Thai population along the Mekong is substantially poorer than that of the rest of the country.19 The Mekong is rich in natural resources. The river and its tributaries yield more fish than any other river system in the world; the annual harvest, including fish farms, amounts to about 2 million tonnes, or roughly twice the catch from the North Sea. The Mekong, with more than 1,500 different fish species is the world’s most species rich river, save the Amazon and the Congo,20 and gives rise to the very rich ecosystem that supported Cambodia’s great Anchor civilisation a thousand years ago. Over 1 million people in Cambodia depend solely on fishing to make a living, while in Laos 70% of rural households get income supplements from fishing.21 Three quarters of the Basin's people earn their living from agriculture and fishing – occupations tha...
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