All estimates to build dams for flood control are based on prior long-term trends. Due to climate change, these trends are altering more and more.
Category: Mekong
China starts diplomatic drive to win over Southeast Asian countries
China is launching a charm offensive in Southeast Asia after the United States launched a Mekong river partnership in the region.
New US Aid for Southeast Asia Takes Aim at Chinese Influence
“The thing is, China doesn’t ask difficult questions as to what the conditions would be if it invested, and they are very flexible.”
Dragon uses water as a strategic weapon to control lower riparian states
This is clear from the manner it has built a large number of dams and dikes to control the flow of rivers on the Indus, Brahmaputra and Mekong.
Thao Nguyen Phan review – tribute to the Mekong River’s myth and might
The Mekong is the broken harp string, the thread forced beyond its power. A mighty river that has sustained life for millennia; mined for sand and drained for irrigation; dammed and over-fished.
Living Planet: The curse of clean energy — hydropower on the Mekong
China’s dam building is causing dire impacts on the waters and fertile soil that feed hundreds of millions of people.
The perils of life in Beijing’s backyard
Its stretch of the Mekong is narrow, deep and thinly populated, making it suitable for dam-building allowing China to reap the benefits of hydropower generation, while exporting most of the environmental costs.
ADB supports Thailand green bonds for Covid-19 recovery
Supporting green and climate-resilient infrastructure projects and rebuilding regional cooperation through the Greater #Mekong sub-region.
Lancang-Mekong countries reach new joint agreement on water data.
Proposal to share data discussed at second virtual meeting of Joint Working Group on Lancang-Mekong water resources last week.
Asean needs to act on Mekong River
Compared to Asean’s troubles in the South China Sea, the Mekong issues have not attained a “regional” status to be discussed by Asean member states.