The Organisational Structure of River Basin Organisations. Lessons Learned and Recommendations for the Mekong River Commission (MRC)

The organizational structure of RBOs is of great importance for their performance in managing the river basin jointly. Three different domains can be identified: 1. The RBOs’ institutional design, that is, the way its organizational bodies are designed and interact with one another, 2. The institutions’ link to its member states and the distribution of tasks between the different governance levels, and 3. The financing of the institution.