Some of the most severe reductions will be found in major Asian deltas such as the Mekong, a 77 percent loss.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Can Nam Ngum solar replace Mekong hydro in Laos?
Floating solar panels on just one of Laos’s existing reservoirs could yield nearly 10 times the electrical generating capacity of the Xayaburi Dam that began full operation on the Mekong this week.
Time to push China for real Mekong partnership
China knows it’s causing hardship for millions downstream, but focuses on using the media to ensure it controls the Mekong narrative with no “real efforts to fix the problems in the long run.”
Water Polluted by Myanmar Military-Run Cement Plant Causes Health Issues in Karen State
Murky water from lakes and ponds near the 4,000-tonne Myaing Kalay cement factory in Hpa-an, Karen State was found to have high levels of chlorine and phosphate, which caused a die-off of fish last month.
As Myanmar embraces China, can it reap the rewards?
Myanmar pulled the plug on its controversial Beijing-backed Myitsone dam project in 2011 but has since opened the floodgates to cooperation on other large-scale infrastructure
Mekong shrivels as drought, dam strangle Southeast Asia’s largest river
The once-mighty Mekong river has been reduced to a thin, grubby neck of water in stretches of northern Thailand – record lows blamed on drought and a recently completed dam far upstream.