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- Laos earns first 600,000 dollars off controversial hydropower plant
- Mekong Delta sees expansion of tra fish exports
- Vietnam’s Mekong paddies dry up
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Dead clams threatening to ruin Mekong farmers
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 … Continue reading
Posted in The Mekong River, Vietnam, aquaculture, flora and fauna, jobs
Tagged clam, clam farmers, coastal area, dead clams, delta province, mekong delta, ngheu
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Mekong Delta businesses report severe labor shortage
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 … Continue reading
Effects of Laos dam might be felt downstream: NGO
DAVID BOYLE for The Phnom Penh Post THE conservation group International Rivers (IR) has accused the operators of the Nam Theun II Hydroelectric Dam in Laos of “illegally” commencing power production, and has warned that the dam could affect the … Continue reading
Blame on Chinese Dams Rise as Mekong River Dries Up
By Marwaan Macan-Markar for IPS BANGKOK, Mar 17, 2010 (IPS) – As the water level in the Mekong River dips to a record 50-year low, a familiar pattern of fault-finding has risen to the surface. China, the regional giant through … Continue reading
Posted in Burma | Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand, The Mekong River, Vietnam, drought, flora and fauna, food, hydropower, irrigation, jobs, mekong ecoregion, tourism, transport, tributary of the mekong
Tagged grassroots groups, hydroelectric dams, hydrology, mekong countries, mekong river, northern thailand, save the mekong, upper reaches, water levels
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Low level of Mekong raises concerns over water management
DPA Bangkok – The Mekong River, South-East Asia’s longest waterway, is at its lowest level in 50 years, raising questions about who is to blame – mankind or Mother Nature – for the region’s diminishing water supply. The 4,350-kilometre-long river … Continue reading
Posted in China, Governance, Thailand, The Mekong River, heritage, hydropower, irrigation, jobs, mekong ecoregion, tourism, transport, tributary of the mekong
Tagged drought, hydroelectric dams, mekong river, south east asia, southern china, thai prime minister, The Mekong River, upper mekong, water shortages, water supply
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Drought brings severe hardship to riverside communities, demonstrates need for regional cooperation to protect Mekong River
Save The Mekong March 14, is the International Day of Action for Rivers. As the Mekong suffers its worst drought in decades, painfully demonstrating the importance of the river to the region’s people, and revived plans to build dams on … Continue reading
Posted in Burma | Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Governance, Laos, Thailand, The Mekong River, Vietnam, communications, conservation, fish, flooding, flora and fauna, food, health, heritage, hydropower, irrigation, jobs, mekong delta, mekong ecoregion, salinity, tourism, transport, tributary of the mekong
Tagged dams, drought, fisheries, food security, future generations, lack of water, mekong delta, mekong region, river transportation, saltwater intrusion, save the mekong, The Mekong River, tonle sap lake
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China denies hogging Mekong River water
The Bangkok Post Drought, not dams, to blame, says counsellor Claims that Chinese dams are causing severe drought along the Mekong River are groundless and inappropriate, Chinese government officials say. The three Chinese dams built on the Mekong River had … Continue reading
Dams in China Has Little Influence on Water Volume of Mekong: Official
Zhang at Xinhua tell us… The change of the water volume of the Mekong is not resulted from the hydropower projects on the upper part of the river in Southwest China, said the official from the Chinese Embassy in Thailand … Continue reading
Posted in China, Governance, Laos, Thailand, The Mekong River, communications, drought, hydropower, irrigation, jobs, tourism, transport
Tagged chinese embassy in thailand, dams in china, hydropower stations, mekong river, mekong river commission, The Mekong River, water flow, water levels, water volume
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Response from Beijing needed
Opinion from The Bangkok Post China is fast failing the good-neighbour test in the current Mekong River crisis. With the vital waterway at its lowest point in a generation, officials in both Beijing and the provinces are not participating in … Continue reading
Posted in China, Governance, Thailand, The Mekong River, drought, fish, health, hydropower, irrigation, jobs, mekong ecoregion, tourism, transport
Tagged banks of the river, drought response, farmers, fishermen, hydro electric dams, mekong river, tradesmen, waterway, way of life
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China asks Mekong states to visit dam
The Bangkok Post Wants to counter claims that it’s causing drought China has invited countries from the lower Mekong subregion to visit its Jinghong dam in a bid to counter claims that its poor water management is causing drought in … Continue reading
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Tagged bilateral cooperation, China, dams, drought, mekong river, mekong subregion, river management, Thailand, water resources department
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