The Mekong River

The Bangkok Post Up to 60 million people rely on Asia’s greatest river, and a bigger effort is needed to keep in on course Most of his life Da Jampa has earned his living from catching giant catfish at the famous Ban Had Krai fishing spot in Chiang Khong. Cruising up and down the Mekong [...]

How to sustainably meet food needs, enhance ecosystem services and cope with climate change Nations of the Greater Mekong Subregion need to ‘rethink’ their agricultural industries to meet future food needs, given the social shifts and climate changes that are forecast for the coming decades. With better farming practices, and by managing agriculture within the [...]

Pianporn Deetes and Carl Middleton for The Bangkok Post Since the end of last year, Jeerasak Intayos, a 38-year-old villager from Chiang Khong district of Chiang Rai, has seen the Mekong River’s level drop dramatically. Mr Jeerasak works with the Chiang Khong Conservation Group that has monitored the Mekong and its development for over a [...]

By Pongphon Sarnsamak for The Nation The government will provide highlevel security for leaders from Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Burma and China who are scheduled to attend the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit in Hua Hin early next month. More than 5,000 soldiers and police officers will be deployed to ensure the safety of all participants [...]

By Huynh Phuoc Loi – Translated by Minh Thu for The Saigon Daily A type of clam called ngheu (Meretrix lyrata) have been dying in huge numbers in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang’s Go Cong Dong District, threatening the livelihoods of numerous local farmers. Around 900 hectares of ngheu harvesting area in the [...]

By Le Chinh – Translated by Hai Mien for The Saigon Daily Following Tet (Lunar New Year) in February, many companies in the Mekong Delta have been facing a significant dearth of workers. Huynh Thanh Tan, head of the human resources department at Ty Xuan Ltd. Company of Hoa Phu Industrial Zone (IZ) in Vinh [...]

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By Marwaan Macan-Markar for IPS BANGKOK, Mar 25, 2010 (IPS) - It has been just over a week since the turbines came to life at Laos’ largest hydropower project, but questions are already dogging this World Bank showpiece that marks the financial institution’s return to the business of big dams. A leading environmental group has [...]

By Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat for REUTERS BANGKOK (Reuters) - Four Southeast Asian countries badly hit by falling water levels in the mighty Mekong river will next week confront China, blamed for squeezing the river with dams, but concessions from Beijing are unlikely. Villages in Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia have been hurt by the Mekong’s biggest [...]

The Bangkok Post China has agreed to provide water level data from two dams in Yunnan province until the end of this year’s drought in the lower Mekong River basin, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Suwit Khunkitti says. China recently sent a letter to the Mekong River Commission saying it was willing to provide it [...]