Democratizing Water Governance in the Mekong Region Democratizing Water Governance in the Mekong Region Louis Lebel, John Dore, Rajesh Daniel, and Yang Saing Koma, editors. Over the last few decades, the Mekong region has been facing complex pressures and challenges in water governance driven by a range of economic integration efforts and relationships motivated by national self-interest. This book provides a baseline, state-of-knowledge review of the contemporary politics and discourses of water use, sharing, and management, and implications for local livelihoods. The collection of chapters gives a sound basis for engaging in policy-related action. This is the first in a three-volume multi-authored book series on water governance of the Mekong Program on Water, Environment and Resilience (M-POWER). Authors are mainly drawn from the M-POWER network bringing together researchers, scholars, activists, and leaders. ISBN: 978-974-9511-25-1. 150x230 mm, 304pp b/w photos, maps, figures. Price: Baht 825. Publishers: Unit for Social and Environmental Research (USER) and Mekong Press. 2007. For more details, please see http://www.mpowernet.org; http://www.sea-user.org; http://www.mekongpress.com/.