The Netherlands supports the Mekong River strategic plan
The Mekong River Commission received US$2.170.000 from the Kingdom of the Netherlands in support of its 2016-2020 MRC Strategic Plan, which includes Flood Management in the Mekong River Basin.
'Postpone construction of Xayaburi dam for 10 years'
When the Xayaburi dam in Laos gets approval from Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand, it will mark the start of a doomsday scenario that will see another 10 dams built in the Lower Mekong.
The government of Laos is sticking to the plan to build a large dam in the Mekong River. The Mekong is the largest river in Southeast Asia, an important part of the population of Thailand, among others, depends on this river for their livelihoods. Consultations with neighboring countries Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia, who fear the consequences for the river's water management and ecology, have so far yielded nothing. Riparian States Yesterday is…
Mekong River dries up
The Mekong River, vital to some Southeast Asian countries including Thailand, has to deal with a dangerously low water level. In the north, the river has become almost unnavigable, the delta in South Vietnam has to contend with salinization. Sixty million people depend on the river. Mekong River Commission According to the Mekong River Commission (MRC), the level is the lowest since 1993, when there was a huge drought the year before. In a press release, the…
