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Category: Mekong
China ‘ready to share Mekong data’
Concern grows about low water levels and dam development
Region’s filmmakers offer their visions of the Mekong river in 2030
With the Mekong river under assault from climate change and damming, five local filmmakers offer visions of what this lifeblood will look like.
GDO Analytical Report: Drought in mainland Southeast Asia
A long-lasting drought is affecting parts of South East Asia including Vietnam, Laos, Thailand,
Myanmar, Cambodia.
Mekong Countries Must Confront China Over Dam Impact, Experts Say
China’s extensive damming of the upper Mekong River has reduced water flows, threatening downstream countries with environmental harm.
Southeast Asia faces more severe effects of climate change
Bu 2050 Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam could find in an average year anywhere between 8% and 13% of their GDP could at risk.
Chinese dams and the Mekong drought
The environmental impact of China’s dam building upstream is undeniable. The silence from some quarters is surprising.
Mekong countries urged to address low water flows: Mekong River Commission
“It is time to walk the talk and to act in the common interest of the entire Mekong River Basin and the affected communities.”
Solar Power Can Help Halt Dramatic Decline Of Migratory Fish
Fish passage structures on the Mekong are unproven and risky, especially in this era of alternative energy.
MRC sees ‘very critical situation’ in Tonle Sap as flow reversal still delayed
More than half of the annual inflow to the lake originates from the Mekong mainstream. Thus, flow alterations in the mainstream would have direct impacts.