| ABSTRACT | 第3-4页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Acknowledgments | 第7-14页 |
| Chapter1. Introduction | 第14-17页 |
| 1.1. Research Objectives and Contributions to Research | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2. Research Background and the Rationale about the Study | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3. Research Methodology and Structure | 第16-17页 |
| 1.3.1. Research Methodology | 第16-17页 |
| 1.3.2. Research Structure | 第17页 |
| Chapter2. Literature Review and Theoretical Framework | 第17-32页 |
| 2.1. Literature Review | 第18-20页 |
| 2.2 Theoretical Framework | 第20-32页 |
| 2.2.1. Governance and Good Governance | 第20-21页 |
| 2.2.2. Good Governance for Water | 第21-28页 |
| 2.2.2.1. Water Governance | 第22-25页 |
| 2.2.2.2. Principles for Effective Water Governance | 第25-26页 |
| 2.2.2.3. Layers of Water Governance | 第26-28页 |
| 2.2.3. The Concept of Multilevel Governance | 第28-30页 |
| 2.2.4. New Form of Water Governance: Why River Basin Governance in the Mekong River Basin is necessary? | 第30-32页 |
| Chapter3. Water Governance in the Mekong Region | 第32-49页 |
| 3.1. Overview of the Mekong River Basin | 第33-36页 |
| 3.1.1. Physical Characteristics | 第33-35页 |
| 3.1.2. Historical Background | 第35-36页 |
| 3.2. Rationale of Water Governance in Mekong River Basin | 第36-39页 |
| 3.2.1. Geopolitical Situation | 第37页 |
| 3.2.2. Environmental Situation | 第37-38页 |
| 3.2.3. Socioeconomic Characteristic of the Basin | 第38-39页 |
| 3.3. Analysis of the Relevant Institutions and Actors | 第39-49页 |
| 3.3.1. Identification of the Stakeholders | 第40-46页 |
| 3.3.1.1. Global Level | 第41-42页 |
| 3.3.1.2. Regional (and National) Level | 第42-44页 |
| 3.3.1.3. Local Level | 第44-46页 |
| 3.3.2. Relationship and Interconnections between the Different Institutions | 第46-47页 |
| 3.3.3. Qualification of these Links | 第47-49页 |
| Chapter4. Case Study - Mekong Integrated Water ResourceManagement (M-IWRM) Project | 第49-79页 |
| 4.1. Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) | 第50-54页 |
| 4.1.1. Background | 第50-52页 |
| 4.1.2. Concept and Principle | 第52-54页 |
| 4.2. The Mekong River Commission (MRC) and China | 第54-66页 |
| 4.2.1. The Role of the MRC | 第55-56页 |
| 4.2.2. MRC and China | 第56-57页 |
| 4.2.3. China as an Actor in the Mekong Regime | 第57-61页 |
| 4.2.4. China's Bilateral Relationship with the Downstream Countries | 第61-62页 |
| 4.2.5. The Impacts of Chinese Dams in the Lower Mekong Basin49 | 第62-63页 |
| 4.2.6. China-MRC Dialogue Channel | 第63-66页 |
| 4.2.6.1. Hydrological Information Sharing | 第63-64页 |
| 4.2.6.2. Agreement on Commercial Navigation on the Lancang-Mekong River | 第64-65页 |
| 4.2.6.3. Efforts to Reduce Environmental Impact | 第65页 |
| 4.2.6.4. Participation in the Water Utilization Program (WUP) | 第65-66页 |
| 4.2.6.5. Quantitative Evidence | 第66页 |
| 4.3. IWRM as the Strategic Framework for Mekong Development | 第66-79页 |
| 4.3.1. General Overview | 第66-75页 |
| 4.3.1.1. Background | 第66-69页 |
| 4.3.1.2. Problem Analysis and Project Innovation | 第69-73页 |
| 4.3.1.3. Project Benefits | 第73-74页 |
| 4.3.1.4. Stakeholder and Target Beneficiaries | 第74-75页 |
| 4.3.2. Project Objective and Outcomes | 第75-78页 |
| 4.3.3. Key Features of the Project | 第78-79页 |
| Chapters. Implications and Challenges | 第79-84页 |
| Chapter6. Conclusions | 第84-90页 |
| Bibliography | 第90-101页 |
