Cambodia’s dwindling fish stocks have put the spotlight once again on the stressed waterways of the Mekong river. Fish stocks are at low levels and experts blame factors such as Chinese hydropower for projects upstream for the dramatic drop at the lowest level.
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Cambodian fishermen see livelihoods threatened by climate change and dam activity
Sok Piseth’s family has lived off the fish in Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake for generations. During the rainy season, the lake expands up to five times in size, creating a unique ecosystem that regularly brings new life to the lake and its surrounding wetlands.
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.
Life on Myanmar’s Irrawaddy River under threat
Although the Myitsone Dam project has been on hold since 2011, people living near the Irrawaddy River fear it will go ahead one day and ruin their lives.
Thailand tiger footage offers renewed hope for big cat population (video)
Renewed hope for Asia’s wild tiger population with images from camera traps recording tiger cubs in Thailand’s Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai (DPKY) forest.
To dig or not to dig: The controversy surrounding Thailand’s mega canal
Mega-development, mega-devastation or both? A massive canal proposed through Southern Thailand’s biodiversity hotspots has many questioning Thailand’s commitment to sustainability.
Are dams killing the Mekong river?
Man-made construction activity in the form of dams is slowly choking the river and some 80 new dams are planned choking the flow of water with its life-giving nutrients.
Mekong communities struggle as China tests dam equipment
Water levels on the Mekong River, which flows through China and five other countries, have dipped sharply after China began testing equipment in one of the river’s upper dams.
Asia’s new gold: Sand mining threatens life on the Mekong
Sand is the stuff of which Asia’s growing megacities are made. In Cambodia, sand is being dredged from the Mekong River at an alarming rate, with disastrous results for local residents.
China-Backed Power Plant a Bane for Myanmar Villagers
Local residents also say runoff from the Shan state plant is polluting local water supplies, and gas emissions are polluting the air.