Wednesday January 29, 2025
Khmer Times —
A new Chief Executive Officer to lead the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Busadee Santipitaks has committed to continuing the legacy of regional cooperation and external partnership towards sustainable development in transboundary water management cooperation.
Santipitaks has stepped into her role as the first woman and fourth riparian Chief Executive Officer to lead the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat. Her three-year term started on January 17, 2025, and she will oversee the organisation’s operations from its headquarters in Vientiane and the Flood and Drought Management Centre in Phnom Penh from 2025-2027.
According to MRC’s statement, under her leadership, a new strategic direction will focus on intensified cooperation: Strengthening collaboration among the four MRC Member Countries (Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam) and dialogue partners (China and Myanmar) as well as development partners on all aspects of water resources management. Enhanced river monitoring, joint project management and flood and drought resilience are among her priorities.