Procedural Framework for Transboundary Water Management in the Mekong River Basin

Qi Gao, Ph.D (2013), University of Western Sydney, is a lecturer of environmental law at KoGuan Law School, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.She has published several articles on China and Southeast Asia in reputable environmental law journals.

• PrefaceAbstractList of AcronymsList of FiguresCHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTIONIThe Mighty Mekong: A River at RiskIIChallenge-Response: The Rationale for a Procedural PerspectiveIIIOverviewCHAPTER 2 TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: A MULTIDIMENSIONAL DEBATE IN THE MEKONG CONTEXTIDevelopment and Environment: Multifaceted DilemmaIIExisting Decision-making Landscapes: Polycentric Governance and Diverse ActorsIIIDifficulties, Aspirations and Directions for Mekong Water Management Reform in a Polycentric ContextCHAPTER 3 INFORMATION ACQUISITION AND EXCHANGE ON A REGULAR BASISIInternational Water Law and Selected CasesIIStatus Quo and Prospects in the Mekong RegionCHAPTER 4 NOTIFICATION AND CONSULTATION IN GOOD FAITHIPrior Notification and Consultation on Planned ActivitiesIIEmergency Notification and Cooperation in its ResponseCHAPTER 5 ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATIONIIntroductionIIAccess to Information and Public Participation under International Environmental LawIIIThe Development of Access to Information and Public Participation in the Context of the Mekong RegionIVTowards Deliberative Decision-making Processes in the Mekong Region: Regional and Domestic StrategiesCHAPTER 6 TRANSBOUNDARY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTIIntroductionIIEnvironmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Procedures under the International LawIIIThe Development of Transboundary SEA in the Context of the Mekong Region IV The Development of Transboundary EIA in the Context of the Mekong Region CHAPTER 7 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONSISummary: A Procedural FrameworkIIThe Effectiveness of Procedural MechanismsIIIPossible Perspectives for Future ResearchREFERENCESINDEX