Paul will be providing technical assistance to the Secretariat, as part of the Flood Management Program. This program aims to minimize the human suffering and damage to communities, infrastructure, property and agricultural land caused by uncontrolled flooding in the Lower Mekong Basin and to ensure regional management of Mekong floods.

Datasets containing information such as flood depth, flood extent, flood duration, land use and population density will be collected from a number of agencies (both governmental and non-governmental) in the four riparian countries (Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam).

These datasets will then be used to produce flood hazard and specific risk maps which will provide an important information base for planning and decision making when matching the vulnerability of a flood prone area with an appropriate type of preparation for flooding.

Real-time flood forecasting will also be developed and disseminated via the MRCS Website.

Paul has been keenly seeing the sights in Phnom Penh and all other countries...we are eagerly waiting for souvenirs.