(June 18, 2009) Citizens of six countries which share the Mekong River on Thursday submitted a petition with 16,000 signatures to Thailand’s Prime Minister to save the Mekong River.
Eureka Films’ documentary “Saving the Mekong” now on You Tube
(June 10, 2009) “Saving the Mekong”, produced by Eureka Films, portrays how fishing communities in the Siphandone (Four Thousand Islands) stretch of the Mekong in southern Laos are threatened by hydro development. The proposed developments would block fish migrations and push the endangered Irrawaddy dolphin to extinction.
China on the Mekong: Stonewalling will burst the dam of diplomacy
(May 28, 2009) The Chinese government is sending out signals—albeit small ones— that it may start addressing issues relating to dams on the Mekong River.
UN says China dams threaten water supplies to Mekong delta farmers
(May 28, 2009) China’s construction of big hydro-power dams on the Mekong River will be a great threat to the future of the river, a significant water source for Southeast Asia, a United Nations report said. Senior experts analysed the impacts on Vietnam’s Mekong River Delta.
UN says dams are the biggest threat to the Mekong River
(May 25, 2009) The UN is warning China that its desire to pursue hydro-electric projects may pose the biggest threat to the Mekong River– one of the most vital sources of freshwater for countries in South East Asia. The Chinese government is planning to build as many as eight dams on the upper half of the Mekong as it winds through Yunnan province.
Environmentalists cheer Premier Wen Jiabao’s call to stop construction on Liuku dam
(May 22, 2009) Environmentalists welcomed China’s Premier Wen Jiabao’s call for a stop to construction of the Liuku hydropower station on the Nu (Salween) river in Yunnan—one of only two rivers in China that has not been dammed.
Environmentalists worried over impact of Mekong damning
(April 27, 2009) Environmentalists have warned that the damning of Mekong Rivers will have a significant trans boundary impact on countries which share this river, including Burma but accessing information on the issue in Burma is limited.
Expert warns against dam projects
(April 27, 2009) International environmental experts warned this week that hydropower dams to be built on the Mekong River will have serious and long-term impacts on the environment and livelihoods of millions of people living along the river, especially those at its lower reaches in Laos and Cambodia.
Say no to more dams on the Mekong river
(April 21, 2009) The Save the Mekong coalition is fighting to keep the governments of Cambodia, Thailand and Laos from building 11 massive hydroelectric dams along the Mekong River mainstream. If construction is allowed to proceed, the dams will disrupt fish migration patterns; effectively putting an end to what is currently one of the world’s most productive inland fisheries.
Thai villagers win case against national power utility
(April 17, 2009) In a rare legal victory for Thai villagers, a provincial court has ordered Thailand’s national power utility to compensate hundreds of villagers for health problems caused by years of pollution from its Mae Moh power plant in northern Thailand.
Thailand’s electric utility set to build war-zone dam in Burma
(April 7, 2009) In the name of cheap power, Thailand’s electric utility has joined forces with its Burmese counterpart to build a large hydroelectric dam near the Thai border, where the Burmese army has waged war against ethnic minorities for decades.
“Small is beautiful”: Civil society pushes for small-scale energy resource management
(February 21, 2009) ASEAN is ignoring innovations in local energy sources in favour of a centralised and potentially dangerous energy system for the region, the ASEAN Peoples’ Forum heard today.
Developers suspend major hydro investments in Lao PDR
(December 17, 2008) Investors have decided to suspend major electricity power development projects in Laos as a result of the international financial crisis, according to a Ministry of Planning and Investment official.
ANALYSIS: Chinese hydro concessions generate controversy in Cambodia
(December 11, 2008) In a desperate bid to attract investment in Cambodia’s failing power sector, the government is offering guaranteed power revenues to Chinese companies willing to finance and build large hydro dams, and sell their entire output to the financially-strapped state utility, Electricite du Cambodge (EdC).
Yunnan prefecture promotes Lancang hydro development
(November 30, 2008) Lancang hydro development has entered a new phase, according to Dali (Yunnan) Daily News.
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