Man-made construction activity in the form of dams is slowly choking the river and some 80 new dams are planned choking the flow of water with its life-giving nutrients.
Category: Mekong
Mekong communities struggle as China tests dam equipment
Water levels on the Mekong River, which flows through China and five other countries, have dipped sharply after China began testing equipment in one of the river’s upper dams.
China’s Mekong River dams are costing locals their livelihoods
Mekong River dams are generating big problem for locals as fluctuating water levels are destroying migratory fish patterns in places where fish are the main source of income and protein
Letter to Mekong Delta National Assembly Deputies concerning PetroVietnam’s involvement in Luang Prabang Dam in Laos
Letter to 92 Deputies representing the 13 Mekong Delta provinces in the National Assembly: urgent public consultation needed on PetroVietnam’s involvement in the Luang Prabang Dam in Laos due to potential impacts on the delta’s 20 million inhabitants.
Another dam on the Mekong
In the face of environmental destruction and threats to livelihoods, a new dam project is being pushed through in Laos.
Dams threaten Asia’s most successful river cruise destination
“Dams have stolen our water. We don’t know how long the (Mekong) river has got.”
Thailand to File Complaint over China’s Dams in Mekong River Communities
Thailand’s water-resources chief responds to local farmers complained that dams in China were choking the waterway on which millions depend for their livelihoods.
Moving To The System Scale Can Improve Hydropower
The Mekong represents a key test case as it is home to perhaps the highest profile conflicts over hydropower development today.
Unsustainable sand mining is threatening lives along Mekong River in Cambodia
New study clearly illustrates that excessive sand mining is responsible for increased rates of bank erosion that local communities have been reporting in recent years.
The 97km that frustrate China’s mastery of the Mekong
These rocks and rapids in Thai waters along the Mekong stand between Beijing and dominance over the Lower stretch of the river.