The MRC has no control over China’s dams nor those in Laos. China’s LMC framework seems divorced from the problems its dams are causing. So there seems every reason to hold a gloomy view of the Mekong’s future.
Category: Mekong
China’s hegemonic choice in the Mekong region
Put bluntly, the Mekong River region represents a crucial testing ground for Beijing’s mid- to long-term ambitions — not acknowledged officially — to become the hegemon in East Asia and possibly beyond.
In the rice-rich Mekong region, will husk briquettes take hold?
The Mekong region is projected to lose another third of its forest cover by 2030 at current rates of deforestation.
Something Is Very Wrong on the Mekong River
This year’s drought is just a preview of more dire problems to come if government don’t change course.
The death of Southeast Asia’s dugongs
The two recent dugong deaths in Thailand were not the only ones recorded. Seven of these docile mammals were also found dead on Thai beaches, in the last two to three months.
Alliance to End Plastic Waste calls for concerted global effort
Sixty per cent of plastic waste in the ocean can be traced to five countries in Southeast Asia.
Dengue fever outbreaks are rising worldwide: What you should know
Singapore and Vietnam are also seeing outbreaks
Damming the Mekong Basin to environmental hell
But, far from protecting against water shortages, as supporters promise, large dams are contributing to river depletion and severely exacerbating parched conditions.
12th LMI Ministerial Meeting in Thailand
The 12th Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) Ministerial Meeting took place in Bangkok, Thailand, on August 1, on the sidelines of the 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-52).