Mekong Forum on Water, Food and Energy. 2012. Presentation from Session 11: Research Challenges in Water Governance: Institutions, Environment and Livelihoods
Ecotourism Impacts on Water Resources Management Along the Mekong River
1. Ecotourism Impacts on Water
Resources Management along
the Mekong River
A case study of Kampi Ecotourism site, Kratie province,
Cambodia
By Kunthea Phirum
Research Fellow, M-POWER-CPWF
5. Research Questions
Who are key stakeholders?
How do they involve?
WR
Management &
Development WR Planning
How to engage ecotourism
sector into decision-making
process?
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6. Study Site
Kratie- 153 km
stretch of the
Mekong
Kampi village,
Sambo district
85 mammals
(WWF, 2012)
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13. Preliminary Findings
1st : Hydropower Tide
2nd : Climate Change The rise and fall of the sea
The rise and fall of the river?
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14. Preliminary Conclusion
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Optimistic Ecotourism
WRM in the study area is not integrated
Water governance is not well
mainstreamed
15. Next Steps
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Positive and negative impacts
How can ecotourism sector be engaged
in WR planning?
Community Adaptation towards flow
pattern changes
Mainstreaming water governance