People who once relied on the Mekong for their livelihood can no longer depend on it and are looking elsewhere to make a living.
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Living in fear along the Mekong
The Laos government’s response to July’s deadly dam collapse was not enough. Socheata Sim, programme manager for Oxfam’s Mekong Regional Water Governance Program, explains why.
China’s Supply of Cheap Energy to Southeast Asia Could Stall Hydropower Development: Analyst
An abundance of cheap power from China could stall Laos’ plans to become the “battery of Southeast Asia.”
Thailand-Vietnam sign 10 deals for greater coooperation
They emphasised the importance of management of the Mekong River to ensure balance between economic growth and environmental protection.
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t
Myth-busting on the Mekong’s hydropower dams
The War on Southeast Asia’s Natural Environment
Southeast Asia’s infrastructure boom threatens to destroy the few remaining wilderness sanctuaries in the region.
Mekong Offers U.S. a Non-Confrontational Opportunity to Reset Asia Pacific Policy
20 million Vietnamese watch the dramatic change in the flow of water and sediment levels threatening their fish stocks and aquaculture. Clearly, China’s upstream dams are contributing to the ecological threats in the delta.
Drowning out traditions
The smiles that once brightened faces in Luangtong, a small community in Laos’ northwest Oudomxay province, have disappeared. These days the residents appear defeated, stunned by the knowledge that before long the land that has sustained them for generations will be submerged under the waters behind Pak Beng Dam.