Productivity may not last forever. In fact, delta farmers and other residents are already experiencing problems.
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Mekong River Commission reaches out to China to avert dam damage
China’s participation key to minimising losses from Mekong dams, says head of Mekong River Commission Pham Tuan Phan
Grave concern-uncertain action: Mekong Eye’s MRC 3rd Summit news roundup
After a two-day international conference and two days of ministerial meetings, the story out of Siam Reap this week is of escalating problems, but uncertainty about actions.
Hydropower and sand connectivity in the Mekong
Improved trade-offs of hydropower and sand connectivity by strategic dam planning in the Mekong
Sediment loss in Mekong River killing southern delta
A recent study finds that the Mekong River’s sediments arriving down the Cuu Long Delta fell from 65 to 75 percent compared to the total in the 1990s, and by half over the last few years.
Southeast Asia’s poor versus China dams on the Mekong
China has the upper hand over a resource that serves as the economic lifeblood of its poor southern backyard.
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Cambodia’s Tonle Sap, a lake known as the country’s “beating heart,” faces a more rapid decline than previously estimated, according to a new study.
Muddying the Mekong: balancing sediment and sustainable development
If all the dams currently proposed for the lower Mekong basin are developed, sediment load reaching the delta will fall to 4% of current levels
Rethinking the role of nature in dam planning and management
Investing in nature is not a waste of money or a drain on profit margins. On the contrary, such investments are just as important as the concrete and steel needed to build dams and reservoirs.
Gov’t seeks climate change breakthroughs
The biggest conference ever held on the Mekong Delta, occurring this week in Can Tho, is a chance for the Government to hear of breakthrough ideas on sustainable development in the southern region amid climate change threats.