Background
The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MOWRAM) convenes national and provincial authorities, along with international technical advisers, to coordinate planning for water resources and related infrastructure. The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MOWRAM) leads national planning for water resources and convenes technical advisers and provincial departments for master planning. The Master Plan for Water Resources Management defines priority project lists, data-collection protocols, and phased study tasks to guide national water infrastructure and basin management.
Key system elements under development include standardized data collection from line departments, a prioritized first-phase project list, and defined study tasks for subsequent phases to integrate climate-change trends and sector development. Representatives from Korean advisory firms Yooshin, K-water, KOMEC, Dongbo, and Dongwha participated alongside 24 municipal and provincial water resource offices via online connection, reflecting a multi-level data-gathering approach that informs infrastructure sequencing and basin-level interventions.
Key Developments
On 28 May 2026, MOWRAM Secretary of State Ponh Sachak led a wrap-up meeting to review results from phase one studies and to gather additional data for the master plan. The meeting agenda included: (1) status of data collection and a list of priority projects for phase one; (2) sharing of phase-one findings; (3) collection of supplemental requests from provincial technical departments; (4) direction-setting for phase two study tasks; and (5) discussions on aligning the master plan with global climate-change trends and national water-sector development.
Institutional Role
MOWRAM is acting as the central coordinating agency for the Master Plan, directing collaboration between technical advisers and subnational water resource offices. Provincial departments are responsible for submitting localized data and specific project requests that will be consolidated into the national priority list; Korean technical advisers provide technical studies and project sequencing inputs to inform investment and infrastructure planning decisions.
Operational Implications
Officials were instructed to continue close cooperation with the Korean advisory team and to ensure comprehensive, quality-controlled data submissions from all relevant units. The emphasis on rigorous data collection and phased study tasks indicates that the master plan will be used to align project prioritization with institutional mandates, sector investment planning, and climate resilience considerations.
Contact and Participation
The wrap-up meeting brought together MOWRAM leadership, the project management team, representatives of provincial water-resource departments across 24 jurisdictions, and the technical advisory consortium (Yooshin, K-water, KOMEC, Dongbo, Dongwha).
