Now man holds reign. And there is something wrong with the Mekong. The ‘Mother of Water’ as this great river is known throughout the regions it passes, is sick.
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Climate migrations in Myanmar
“We live in a part of the world that will be hit incredibly hard by climate change. The disruptions to agriculture and food security will be enormous. People will simply not be able to live as they are, where they are.”
Mekong communities struggle as China tests dam equipment Water levels have fluctuated sharply with testing, but some are encouraged that China gave warning of its plan.
Water levels have fluctuated sharply with testing, but some are encouraged that China gave warning of its plan.
Cambodian Protester Dies in Custody
A Cambodian rights group is calling for an investigation into the death of a jailed land-rights protester, saying that witness accounts of events leading to the man’s death contradict official denials of abuse by police.
The Costs of China’s Belt and Road Expansion
The country has driven investment to new places like Cambodia. Yet that growth has also brought risks for Beijing.
Vast river diversion plan afoot in western China
These schemes would feed China’s north not just from the Yangtze but from transnational rivers, including the Yarlung Tsangpo, the Nu and the Lancang/Mekong.