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- Mekong River rises to near-alarm level in Laos
- Canal project will open lower Mekong to mid-sized ships
- CAMBODIA: Record low water levels threaten livelihoods
- Dams or Drought: An Interview with Milton Osborne
- 50 Years of Cambodian Comics
- Reshaping the Mekong
- Malaysian firm to build dam on Mekong tributary
- Catfish breeders in troubled waters despite export surge
- Mekong river can be economic heart of region: Cambodia
- Mekong region rail network to move a step closer
- Laos speeds up construction of power plants
- Now all presentations presented at the 3rd MRC Regional Stakeholder Forum on Basin Development Plan
- Sustainable dam development in China between global norms and local practices-Oliver Hensengerth
- Mekong Power Grid
- 20 years on, mangrove forest repays farmer
- Current Moonphase on The Mekong River
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Dams or Drought: An Interview with Milton Osborne
RFA Chinese dams on the upper reaches of the Mekong River are sometimes thought to be responsible for lowered water levels in countries downstream. Here, Australian historian, author, and Southeast Asian affairs consultant Milton Osborne addresses this question in an … Continue reading
Posted in Cambodia, China, Governance, The Mekong River, biodiversity, communications, drought, ecosystem services, fish, flooding, flora and fauna, food, habitat, health, heritage, livelihoods, mekong delta, mekong ecoregion, transport, tributary of the mekong, water services
Tagged Interview, mekong river commission, milton osbourne, Radio Free Asia, RFA, Xiaowan dam
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Reshaping the Mekong
Piyaporn Wongruang for The Bangkok Post Medium- and long-term plan with major focus on dams acknowledges potential impact on environment and food security, but critics question its basic assumptions about ‘development’. Having been left untamed for decades, the Mekong basin … Continue reading
Posted in Burma | Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Governance, Thailand, The Mekong River, Vietnam, biodiversity, conservation, ecosystem services, finance, fish, flora and fauna, habitat, health, heritage, hydropower, infrastructure, livelihoods, mekong ecoregion, resettlement, transport, tributary of the mekong, water services
Tagged development scenarios, draft strategy, highest economic benefits, Human Geography, mekong river commission, Prasarn Marukpitak, Professor Phillip Hirsch, rapid transformation, severe negative impacts, strategy, university of sydney
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Mekong river can be economic heart of region: Cambodia
France 24 via AFP Nations around one of the world’s great rivers, the Mekong, are tightening transport and other links but have neglected the region’s very heart — the river itself, a Cambodian minister said Friday. At a meeting of … Continue reading
Posted in Burma | Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Governance, Laos, Thailand, The Mekong River, Vietnam, communications, conservation, ecosystem services, fish, flora and fauna, food, habitat, health, heritage, infrastructure, mekong ecoregion, tourism, transport, tributary of the mekong, water services
Tagged asean, asian development bank, association of southeast asian nations, Cham Prasidh, economic corridors, economic links, Kingdom of Water
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Mekong Power Grid
International Rivers For millions of people in the Mekong region, its bountiful rivers are a symbol of life that provide for fish, transportation, water for agriculture, and many other critical needs. Yet to a number of powerful energy companies, backed … Continue reading
Posted in Burma | Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Governance, Laos, Thailand, The Mekong River, Vietnam, ecosystem services, flora and fauna, food, habitat, health, heritage, hydropower, infrastructure, mekong ecoregion, transport, tributary of the mekong
Tagged ADB, asian development bank, Jinghong Dam, Mekong Power Grid, Nam Theun 2 Dam, Nuozhadu Dams, Sambor Dam, Tasang Dam
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Basin development plan for Mekong region reviewed
by Piyaporn Wongruang for The Bangkok Post The new strategic plan for basin development for the Mekong region has gone through a major review for one last time on Thursday before being tabled before concerned ministers to approve it at … Continue reading
Posted in Cambodia, Governance, Laos, Thailand, The Mekong River, Vietnam, ecosystem services, flora and fauna, habitat, health, heritage, hydropower, mekong ecoregion, tributary of the mekong
Tagged environment, Integrated Water Resources Management Principle, mekong river commission, socio-economic
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Radio Free Asia Wins Major Environmental Reporting Prize
Mekong River series takes top honors. From Salem-News.com (SALEM, Ore.) – The Society of Environmental Journalists today awarded Radio Free Asia (RFA) First Prize for Outstanding Online Reporting on the Environment for its 2010 multimedia series “The Last Untamed River.” … Continue reading
Posted in Burma | Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand, The Mekong River, Vietnam, climate change, communications, flora and fauna, habitat, heritage, hydropower, language, mekong ecoregion
Tagged industrialisation, Radio Free Asia, RFA, The Last Untamed River, The Society of Environmental Journalists, urbanisation
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Impact study for 12 Mekong dams
By Hoang Nam for Viet Nam News HCM CITY — International experts and multi-stakeholders met in HCM City yesterday for the final workshop on the environmental and social impacts of 12 proposed hydropower dams on the mainstream lower Mekong. About … Continue reading
Posted in Burma | Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Governance, Laos, Thailand, The Mekong River, Vietnam, biodiversity, communications, flora and fauna, habitat, health, hydropower, infrastructure, mekong ecoregion, salinity
Tagged biodiversity, ecological integrity, fish migration, fisheries, livelihoods, lower mekong, river morphology, salinity, sediment balance, strategic environment assessment, The 1995 Mekong Agreement
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Letter to Mekong River Commission by Save the Mekong Coalition
Save the Mekong Coalition Tuesday, June 15, 2010 To: Mr. Jeremy Bird, Chief Executive Officer, Mekong River Commission Secretariat, Vientiane, Lao PDR. To Mr. Bird, As you are aware, in 2010 the Mekong Region has suffered its worse drought in … Continue reading
China bridges last Mekong gaps
Brian McCartan from Bangkok for Asia Times BANGKOK – The last remaining physical gaps on the north-south roadway set to connect China to Thailand and further afield through Southeast Asia will soon be bridged, opening a new land route that … Continue reading
Posted in Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand, The Mekong River, Vietnam, communications, infrastructure, mekong ecoregion, tourism, transport
Tagged asian development bank, bridges, chiang khong, Greater Mekong Subregion, huay xai, infrastructure plan, mekong river, Mong Ngeun, northern thailand, Pakbeng, regional project, soft loan, trade china, two bridges
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China Goes for Friendly Giant Role in Mekong
Analysis by Marwaan Macan-Markar for IPS BANGKOK, June 14, 2010 (IPS) – The Mekong River is steadily emerging as a testing ground for public diplomacy, Chinese style. Beijing, it appears, wants to reach out to its southern neighbours who share … Continue reading
Posted in Burma | Myanmar, Cambodia, China, Governance, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, communications, conservation, drought, flooding, flora and fauna, habitat, heritage, hydropower, mekong ecoregion
Tagged 15th anniversary, chinese style, friendly giant, mekong countries, mekong river, mekong river basin, mekong river commission, public diplomacy, southern china, southern neighbours, tibetan plateau, veil of secrecy
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