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A look inside Xayaburi dam
A look inside Xayaburi dam
The Mekong Eye had a rare opportunity to visit the Xayaburi dam. This photo essay shows its progress.
The Xayaburi dam, with installed capacity of 1,260 MW, is the first one among 12 mainstream dams on the Mekong river. Located approximately 30 kilometers east of Xayaburi district, in northern Laos, this $3.2 billion dam is a controversial case: while Laos and dam-developers are steadily confirming that Xayaburi is a run-of-river (ROR) project, the dam’s water retention is 1-2 days, meaning it does not qualify as a real ROR dam.
·mekongeye.com·
A look inside Xayaburi dam
Delta drought gives glimpse into bleak future for mighty Mekong
Delta drought gives glimpse into bleak future for mighty Mekong
While China has been releasing water from a hydro-electric dam in the upper Mekong River to help relieve drought down river in Southeast Asia, little of it has flowed to Nguyen Van Thach's sugarcane farm in southern Vietnam.
·reuters.com·
Delta drought gives glimpse into bleak future for mighty Mekong
World’s Largest Freshwater Fish Under Threat From Planned Dam - The Cambodia Daily
World’s Largest Freshwater Fish Under Threat From Planned Dam - The Cambodia Daily
The world’s largest freshwater fish may go extinct as a result of the environmental impact of the newest dam proposed on the Mekong, according to documents released ahead of a consultation that began on Wednesday.
·english.cambodiadaily.com·
World’s Largest Freshwater Fish Under Threat From Planned Dam - The Cambodia Daily
NGOs slam the new Mekong dam - Khmer Times
NGOs slam the new Mekong dam - Khmer Times
Environmental organizations and civil society groups have expressed concern at plans to build another dam along the Mekong River in Laos and asked the Lao government to suspend the project due to the effects it will have on communities, water flow and fishery resources in Cambodia. In a joint statement, the Rivers Coalition in
·khmertimeskh.com·
NGOs slam the new Mekong dam - Khmer Times
Life on Mekong Faces Threats As Major Dams Begin to Rise
Life on Mekong Faces Threats As Major Dams Begin to Rise
With a massive dam under construction in Laos and other dams on the way, the Mekong River is facing a wave of hydroelectric projects that could profoundly alter the river’s ecology and disrupt the food supplies of millions of people in Southeast Asia.
·e360.yale.edu·
Life on Mekong Faces Threats As Major Dams Begin to Rise
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Water Balance App
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The Mekong river: stories from the heart of the climate crisis
The Mekong river: stories from the heart of the climate crisis
The fate of 70 million people rests on the Mekong river. With crucial UN climate talks in Paris next week, John Vidal journeys down south-east Asia’s vast waterway and meets people affected by climate change, dams, deforestation and urbanisation
·theguardian.com·
The Mekong river: stories from the heart of the climate crisis
Are dams killing the Mekong river? | DW News
Are dams killing the Mekong river? | DW News
A river that sustains some 60 million people is dying. The Mekong is one of the world’s largest river systems, but man-made construction activity in the form...
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Are dams killing the Mekong river? | DW News
Damming the Mekong River (2010)
Damming the Mekong River (2010)
The Amazon of Asia (2010): Building a series of dams on the Mekong river could provide revenue and electricity to the people of Laos, but the cultural and en...
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Damming the Mekong River (2010)