Demonstration Projecton strengthening data collection
for Sebangfai River,
Lao PDR

Prepared by: Mr. Chanthachith Amphaychith

Content• Overview• Justifications• Objectives• Timeline• Partners• Outputs/Activities

OVERVIEW•

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Sebangfai river basin is located in the central part,
covers two provinces: Khammouane andSavannakhet Provinces.
Length of 190 km, from Vietnamese border
Average discharge 380m3/s(dry) and 815m3/s(wet)seasonWith a Catchment area of 8,560 Km2
The average annual precipitation is 2300mm
The total population in the basin is more than
200.000 in 2005JUSTIFICATION
The main problems
 Inundation.
 Backwater from high discharges in theMekong River causes a flow to be reversed.
Then general inundation of up to 1, 5
meters occurs in the lower areas [NT2,2004].
 Local people losses agriculture crop causedby these floods.
 The areas of the Lower Sebangfai is fairly
densely populated with 52 villages andmore 40000 ha of rice fields.
 The Lao government wants to find asolution for this problem and study thesurplus of water in the Lower Sebangfai
River basin.

OBJECTIVES

Local Authorities will involve cooperating and integrating inwater resources management and with sustainable water resources
development. Especially to mitigate/minimize impact from flood.

Improve national agencies and local people use information
technology as well as access to necessary meteorological andrelated data and information.

To strengthen capacity in using data at the national level,
to improve access to weather and other environmental
information, as well as research and development community
make their ‘good works to do a good job with sustainable’
available to improve local livelihoods.
To exchange and shearing near real time and real time data
information with WMO standard between local and regional aswell as international level.

Timeline: 2007-2010¾ Phase 1- Establish local team implementation for data collection
 Developing information system and promoting the implementationof IWRM for communities levels (early warning system needed)¾ Phase 2- Identify work plan and send to UT Team for consideration andcomments how to achieve the objectives goal of DP in AWCI.
¾ Phase 3- Site visit and survey of capabilities for data collection
 To make a bridge between central and local information based on
how to send the information to local people knowing the situation
weather during rainy/flood season.
¾ Phase 4- Need specific training for improving staff skills and knowledge¾ Phase 5- To install appropriate new station for water level andprecipitation stations in some areas for achieving activities of data
¾ Phase 6- Expanding to other areas

Partners•••

Lao National Mekong Committee(coordination agency)
Departmrnt of Meteorological andHydrology (DMH) and Water Way
Administration Division (WAD), (datacollection and implementation agency)
National Disaster Management Office(communication agency)

Outputs and Activities
of Demonstration Project
4 outputs and 25 activities:
Output 1: 12 activities
Output 2: 04 activities
Output 3: 06 activities
Output 4: 03 activities

Output1:
Local people have involved integrating water resourcesmanagement for mitigation and minimize damage fromflood season
Activities:
1.1 Establish team implementation
1.2 Introductory objectives of AWCI to all levels concerned
1.3 Details work plan
1.4 Developing/promoting existing data Information system
1.5 Site field visit
1.6 Install flood staff gauge for communities
1.7 Install appropriate stations
1.8 Network improving between center and local communities
1.9 Provide some equipment to local communities for early
warning system
1.10 Install wood board for communities
1.11 Provide information on weather and flood forecasts basis
through the National Radio Center and TV.
1.12 To select the pilot project areas

Output 2:
Data information has improved in national level how thepeople use that information into his/her daily job.
Activities:
2.1 Identify existing data Information to mach withStandardize
2.2 Dissemination data information to line agencies
and data sharing with AWCI
2.3 To aware the line agencies and local communities
about the weather and flood forecast information
2.4 Improving information system into local communities

Output 3:
Make and build capacity with develop people have a goodworks to do a good jobs in the near future
Activities:
3.1 Improving access to weather information to all levels
concerned
3.2 Training with technicians fully trained and capable ofinstalling and maintaining equipment.
3.3 On the job training, at local communities on the FM Radio,
HF Radio receiving
3.4 Provide some tools and office equipments3.5 Conduct local consultation meeting with line agencies
concerned
3.6 Specific training on satellite forecasting and watershedmanagement

Output 4:
System of coordination and cooperation
between national and regional as well as global
cooperation will be increased step by step
Activities:
4.1 Improving coordination system in all levels
Through internet and with other appropriatenetwork
4.2 Access satellite by cooperation with WMO
and other organizations
4.3 Lesson learning from global organization
into local “by learn to do and do to learn”