On 22 September 2010, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) publicly announced that it had received “notification” from the government of Laos to build the Xayaboury dam in northern Laos. An assessment ...

South Korea embraced the five Southeast Asian nations on the Mekong River in a seemingly bold plan for developing the river in the interests of “people, peace and prosperity” but glossed over ...

The Mekong River’s dazzlingly diverse fishes are critical for the health, food security and livelihoods of tens of millions of people across the region as well as the overall health of the river ...

Infrastructural development that impacts the Mekong River also take place across different sectors apart from energy, such as agriculture and urban development.

The lower Mekong River is entering its fourth year of drought with poor rainfall, climate change, and hydropower dams producing the worst conditions along Southeast Asia’s largest waterway in ...

A big spike in water levels has been detected along the Mekong River which could threaten the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people who live hand to mouth off crops planted along the banks of the ...