The Mekong River

Thanh Nien Daily - Vietnam A planned hydropower development in the lower Mekong River could negatively impact the livelihoods of many Vietnamese who rely on fishing and irrigation in the area, a Vietnamese official said at a conference last week. The Mekong River flows through six countries with the upper stream running through China and [...]

Practical Fishkeeping - Bretton,England,UK Two new species of hillstream catfish in the Glyptothorax have been described from central Vietnam. Heok Hee Ng and Jörg Freyhof name the two new species Glyptothorax filicatus and Glyptothorax strabonis in a recent issue of the journal Zootaxa. … Read article… See also: New hillstream catfish described from Cambodia A [...]

Xinhua - China The Mekong River Commission (MRC) said on Thursday that the Mekong-basin organization is satisfied and benefited from the cooperation with China. Jeremy Bird, Chief Executive Officer of the MRC, told Xinhua during the MRC’s Regional Multi-Stakeholder Consultation which is held on Sept. 25-27 in Lao capital Vientiane that during the past years, [...]

Press Release from The Mekong River Commission Vientiane, Lao PDR 25 September, 2008 The planning process involved in the development of hydropower dams in the Mekong region needs to include expertise and views from a wide range of interested parties, according to participants at a consultation meeting in Vientiane today. The Mekong River Commission (MRC) [...]

Statement by Rivers Coalition in Cambodia and The Thai Peoples Network for Mekong 24 September 2008 Extensive hydropower development continues to threaten the ecological integrity of the Mekong River Basin almost a year after 201 organizations and individuals from 30 countries called on the Mekong River Commission (MRC) to sound the alarm on the serious [...]

Xinhua - China Countries along the Mekong River launched a consultation meeting for the regional Mekong Hydropower Program platform here on Thursday, aiming to shape a way for the river’s future hydropower development. All the four member countries of the hosting Mekong River Commission (MRC), Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and MRC’s dialogue partner China and [...]

Thousands of families in the Mekong Delta struggle make ends meet during the annual flood season. Be Tu goes out to catch fish each night in a local field flooded with rain water. At most, he can net two to three kilograms a night for sale at the market. … Read article… Source site: ThanhNien [...]

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The Mekong Delta in southern Vietnam is more than just a tourist paradise. It is also of vital importance for the life of millions of people. In order to ensure the sustainable and environmentally friendly development of this sensitive area, Germany and the Vietnamese authorities are setting up the WISDOM information system (Water-related Information System [...]

By Carl Middleton | International Rivers The timeless rhythm of the Mekong’s seasonal cycles has nourished and inspired the peoples of the region for millennia. Many rural peoples’ lives and cultures are intimately tied to the river’s health. Even residents of the region’s bustling cities, whose lives appear more distanced from the river, are linked [...]