Rome was not built in a day and neither were the Mekong River Commission or the Nile Basin Initiative. The comparisons between Rome, which arguably once sat atop the pinnacle of human civilization,
and two water resource management (WRM) institutions should not be stretched too far, although those who were closely involved in their development might also argue that the challenge of establishing them was equal to that of building the Eternal City.
Text: Mr. Kerry Schneider, Programme Officer, Knowledge Services, SIWI