Mekong Research Group

The Mekong Research Group (AMRC) is a research group of the University of Sydney. Previously known as the Australian Mekong Resource Centre, and still using AMRC as shorthand, it was established in 1997 and is located within the School of Geosciences. AMRC is a leading international centre of expertise on development, natural resource management and the environment in the Mekong Region. We are devoted to research, education and community engagement and serve as a focal point for information, dialogue and activities in support of an equitable and sustainable development path for the region.

By fostering a deeper and wider understanding of contemporary changes in the Mekong Region, AMRC aims to support development paths that maintain the integrity, diversity and symbiosis of local livelihoods, cultures and ecosystems.

News

• Congratulations Lindsay Soutar!

  Former AMRC employee and geography honours graduate profiled in Sydney Morning Herald.

• Call for panel proposals and abstracts: 2nd ICIRD conference

  Extension for panel proposals until 31 January 2012, abstracts until 31 March for 'Toward an ASEAN Economic Community: Prospects, Challenges and Paradoxes in Development, Governance and Human Security.'

• Delays to Xayaburi: Phil Hirsch comments in The Economist

  Commenting on the broader implications of Xayaburi Dam, Prof Phil Hirsch points to concerns for a cascade of mainstream dam building.