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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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Category Archives: tributary of the mekong
Canal project will open lower Mekong to mid-sized ships
VietNamNet Bridge – Sandbars at the lower mouth of the Mekong river prevent ships over 5000 tons from reaching Can Tho and other Delta ports. That will change by 2013, when a $300 million project to widen and deepen 40 … Continue reading
CAMBODIA: Record low water levels threaten livelihoods
IRIN PHNOM PENH, 26 August 2010 (IRIN) – Late rains and record low water levels in Cambodia’s two main fresh water systems will affect food security and the livelihoods of millions, government officials and NGOs warn. “We expect the impact … Continue reading
Posted in Cambodia, The Mekong River, biodiversity, drought, ecosystem services, fish, flooding, flora and fauna, food, habitat, health, livelihoods, mekong delta, tributary of the mekong, water services, wetland
Tagged alert, annual flood, early warning, fish production, fresh water system, late rains, low yields, migration, rice cultivation, spawning grounds, The Tonlé Sap Lake
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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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Malaysian firm to build dam on Mekong tributary
DPA by way of Monsters & Critics Vientiane, Laos – A Malaysian firm has been granted permission to build a 130-megawatt dam in north-western Laos on a tributary of the Mekong River, state media reports said Monday. Malaysia’s Asia Pacific … Continue reading
Posted in Laos, The Mekong River, biodiversity, finance, fish, flooding, hydropower, tributary of the mekong
Tagged 130 megawatt dam, battery of South-East Asia, Bokeo, fisheries, Laos' Ministry of Planning and Investment, Luang Namtha, malaysian investment, mekong river commission, The Nam Pha River
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Catfish breeders in troubled waters despite export surge
Vietnam Business News Exports of the tra catfish have risen since early this year, but many breeders in the Mekong Delta are on the verge of bankruptcy as they’ve had to sell the fish at below breeding costs. Exporters and/or … Continue reading
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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Laos speeds up construction of power plants
Following the 3rd MRC Regional Stakeholder Forum on Basin Development Plan at MRC headquarters in Vientiane where the overall consensus appeared to be a slowdown in decision making processes allowing better representation and participation of community stakeholders this tit-bit caught … Continue reading
Posted in Governance, Laos, The Mekong River, habitat, heritage, hydropower, resettlement, tributary of the mekong
Tagged EDL, Electricity of Laos, Nam Ngum 2, Nam Ngum 3, Nam Song, Sekaman 3, Tad Salen, Theun-Hinboun
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Now all presentations presented at the 3rd MRC Regional Stakeholder Forum on Basin Development Plan
Now all presentations presented at the 3rd MRC Regional Stakeholder Forum on Basin Development Plan in the Lower Mekong Basin held in Vientiane on July 29-30, 2010 are now available. Please visit http://www.mrcmekong.org/free_download/BDP-3rd-reg-stakeholder-forum-ppt.htm for download. Share this article
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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