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- NGOs campaign to defer dams construction in Lower Mekong Basin
- Traditional Fisheries and Fish Ecology on The Mekong River
- Mekong commission accused of ignoring own findings on dam impacts
- 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
- Current Moonphase on The Mekong River
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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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Dams portend grim future for Mekong Delta: experts
ThanhNien News Critics slam China’s hegemonic behavior in the Greater Mekong Sub-region Upstream and lower dams could render the Mekong Delta unviable, and China’s intransigence in building them and refusing to share information about their operations will negatively impact the … Continue reading
Posted in China, Governance, The Mekong River, drought, energy, erosion, fish, flooding, health, hydropower, mekong delta, salinity, tributary of the mekong
Tagged alluvium, australian defense force academy, chinese dam, dam construction, downward flow, fisheries, grim future, mekong delta, negative impact, tibetan plateau
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‘Green’ Mekong Remains a Distant Dream
From Bryony Taylor for The Jakarta Globe In the first summit meeting between Japan and officials from the five countries that border the banks of the 4,800-kilometer Mekong River, attendees pledged to urgently tackle the environmental issues related to development … Continue reading
Posted in Burma | Myanmar, Cambodia, Governance, Laos, Thailand, The Mekong River, Vietnam, aquaculture, biodiversity, conservation, energy, flora and fauna, health, hydropower, mekong delta, pollution, tributary of the mekong
Tagged biodiversity, dams, environmental issues, fish populations, fishermen, japanese officials, livelihoods, mekong river, regional leaders, summit meeting, tibetan plateau, tokyo declaration
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Thirst for power
Since colonising Tibet in 1959, China has ripped out virgin forests, dug up minerals and metals, and dumped nuclear waste with little regard for the fragile ecology of the Tibetan plateau. To date, warnings from Tibetans and their advocates abroad … Continue reading