Lancang-Mekong River countries have vowed strengthened cooperation on water resources management as they forge ahead to cope with common challenges in the basin, including drought caused by climate change.
Category: Mekong
Mekong Commission failure: dam the river and damn the region
The MRC’s failure to act against dams will further undermine the chance of building resilience along the river
Lancang-Mekong TV Week kicks off in SW China’s Kunming
More than 30 TV series from the Lancang-Mekong countries will be broadcast on TV channels and other media platforms in these countries.
Webinar shares experience in auditing water resources management in Mekong River basin
Results show that the governments of Vietnam, Myanmar, and Thailand have paid attention to and made efforts to manage water resources of the Mekong River in tandem with the implementation of the SDGs.
Fighting loss of the Greater Mekong’s prized rosewood forests
The famed Rosewood forests of the Greater Mekong region in Southeast Asia produce dark, richly grained timbers zealously sought after worldwide by manufacturers of luxury furniture, flooring and musical instruments, among other products. But their high value has also made them a major commodity in transnational organized crime.
New dams on 3S rivers endanger survival of the Mekong
Plans to further dam the Sesan, Srepok and Sekong tributaries of the Mekong River risk food security and already endangered wildlife
Dams are not a panacea to the planet’s climate crisis
“Moreover, nearly 80% of greenhouse gases emitted by dam reservoirs are methane, the gas which is a highly accelerating agent in causing global warming. In hundred years, dams have produced more methane than rice cultivation and biomass burning.”
Damage of Tibetan environment is dangerous for entire humanity
As a result, it is impacting the natural flow of water to all riparian countries like India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos, etc. “Moreover, with the help of massive hydropower plants on these dams China is attempting to pump out and steal the water of these rivers which actually belongs to the downstream riparian countries,” she said.
Mekong River Commission appoints new CEO
The MRC Council yesterday welcomed the appointment of Dr. Anoulak Kittikhoun of Lao nationality as the 3rd Riparian CEO of the MRC Secretariat for the 2022–2024 tenure. He is the first Lao national to be appointed to the position.
Trouble on the Mekong
The cumulative impacts of climate change, overfishing and hydropower dam development are having detrimental impacts on the many people who rely on the Mekong. The reports detail effects ranging from loss of family income due to declining fish catch numbers and increased damage caused by flooding and water infrastructure development, to gender inequality that disproportionately affects women’s ability to gain employment.