Category: Mekong
Dams and Climate Change Kill the Mekong
Excessive reliance on hydropower along with development and groundwater extraction destroys the Lower Mekong River delta, threatening livelihoods of millions
NASA space data can cut disaster response times, costs
The team used this tool to support disaster recovery after the 2018 failure of the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam in Laos.
Asean climate crises loom after decades of abuse
Asean’s governments continue to abuse the environment but the regional body’s shared ecological efforts to tackle the issues, like the shared Mekong River, are pitiful.
Asia’s twin curse: Dams and droughts
The Mekong, which is normally at least 3 meters high at this time of the year, is today running at a record low level, with its flow reduced to a trickle in some stretches.
Southeast Asia and the right to safe water
More than 100 million people live without access to safe water in Southeast Asia. What can be done to improve that and to protect clean water sources?
Drought continues to hit Mekong countries
In fact, the 2019 drought has brought the Mekong water levels to their lowest points in at least 60 years. Most parts of the basin have been experiencing an exceptionally regionally low flow since June.
Chinese clampdown pushing drugs deeper into Mekong
Recent clampdowns by China have pushed transnational narcotics networks deeper into the lower Mekong, flooding the area with methamphetamine that has remained cheap, despite record seizures.