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Mekong Ruined by Hydropower Dams: The Map

260 MW Wind Farm in Thailand Begins Commercial Operation saurenergy.com/solar-energy-n…

No Dam: Images of devastation and determination After eight years, the victims still fight for justice (Mekong Eye). youtube.com/watch?v=0aIatj… youtube.com/watch?v=0aIatj…

Severe pollution in southern Vietnam has caused water in a river in the Mekong Delta to turn black, killing fish and other marine life... Residents living near the Cai Lon River claim a... asiatimes.com/2019/05/articl…

"...hydropower-reliant countries will face significant negative impacts in the long-term and could see a repeat of the tragic bursting of the Xe Pian Xe... voacambodia.com/a/environmenta…

Anti-Myitsone Campaign to Ask Citizens to Pay $1 Each to Compensate China irrawaddy.com/news/burma/ant…

The Mekong is undergoing rapid dam construction – 7 main stem dams completed or under construction in China, and 133 completed or proposed for the Lower Mekong... the 133 dams would trap 96% of the river’s former sediment supply to... escholarship.org/uc/item/1jk7s8…

Prominent civil society leaders, environmentalists and film stars have announced a “One Dollar” campaign to collect money from the public to compensate China in exchange for... irrawaddy.com/news/burma/ant…

Hun Sen has threatened to deny electricity to those who suggest the power cuts are a deliberate ploy to justify more hydropower dams. asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Chines…

New factsheet from International Rivers! Tragic Trade-Offs: The MRC Council Study and the Impacts of Hydropower Development on the Mekong internationalrivers.org/resources/trag…

New factsheet from International Rivers! Tragic Trade-Offs: the MRC Council Study and the Impacts of Hydropower Development on the Mekong internationalrivers.org/resources/trag…

“Far from providing an answer to poverty, Lao PDR’s economic growth strategies have too often destroyed livelihoods, created or exacerbated vulnerability, and lead to impoverishment for many groups." asiatimes.com/2019/04/articl…

Power Struggle: Damming the Mekong channelnewsasia.com/news/damming-t…

The #CanGio #wetlands in the #MekongDelta is at risk of degradation from tourism. Young people are making efforts to protect the forest that has already suffered devastation during the US-Vietnam war. mekongcommons.org/restoring-the-…

Villagers in Laos Refuse Dam Developer’s Compensation Offer for Relocation rfa.org/english/news/l…

Khanh founded GreenID... e.vnexpress.net/news/news/viet…

"People in the Mekong River Basin have learned an expensive lesson from the serious impacts of hydropower dams on their river and I hope this tragedy is not repeated here.” nationmultimedia.com/detail/nationa…

Sustaining the heartbeat of the Mekong Basin bit.ly/2F3R5cP