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Managing South Asia’s Himalayan Rivers
June 30th, 2012
Via East Asia Forum, an article on the issues of managing south Asia’s rivers: The great Himalayan rivers of South Asia, particularly the Ganges and Brahmaputra, have been the subject of five decades of discussion between governments of the region. While the discussions have continued, these rivers have contributed, through flood and drought, to the […]
Read more »Water Grabbing In The Mekong Basin
June 7th, 2012
Via Water Alternatives.org, a new paper examining the winners & losers of Thailand’s hydropower development in Lao PDR: ABSTRACT: There are currently over 60 tributary and mainstream dams planned or under construction in Lao PDR with 95% of the electricity from these dams slated to be exported to neighbouring countries. In the Mekong basin, the […]
Read more »Damming The Mekong: Opening The Floodgates?
May 6th, 2012
Via The Economist, another look at the proposed Xayaburi dam in northern Laos: WHAT looked like an admittedly temporary reprieve for the swift currents and extraordinary biodiversity of the Mekong river is now over. In December the Mekong River Commission (MRC), an intergovernmental body made up of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, called again for […]
Read more »Dammed If You Do; Damned If You Don’t: A Dam For The Mekong – Inevitable, or in Limbo?
December 14th, 2011
Via The New York Times, an updated look at the environment ministers from Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Laos recent decision to await the results of further studies before making a decision on whether to proceed with construction of a dam in the Mekong River. As the article notes: As The Times reported last week, environment […]
Read more »Meeting On The Mekong’s Fate
December 6th, 2011
Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on an upcoming meeting to discuss a controversial dam on the main stream of the Mekong river in Laos. As the article notes: The Laotians call it Mae Nam Khong, the Mother of Water. The Vietnamese refer to it as Song Cuu Long, or the Nine Dragons […]
Read more »Laos to Wait for ‘Positive Signals’ Before Building Mekong Dam
November 23rd, 2011
Via Bloomberg, a report that Laos will wait for “positive signals†from its neighbors before it builds the $3.7 billion Thai-financed Xayaburi hydropower plant on the Mekong River. As the article notes: “…Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia share the common position that any construction activity will take place only if positive signals are given by the […]
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