The 684 MW Sanakham hydroelectric dam project across the Mekong River, close to the Thai-Lao border in Chiang Khan District, ...

Chinese hydroelectric power plans in Tibet threaten to destabilize the Himalayan region’s ecology and politics.

The 12 turbines of the proposed dam will cause volatility in the Mekong River's downstream areas ... he said. The dam project is proposed to be built on the Mekong between Xayaburi and Vientiane ...

and it has built 11 dams on the upper reaches of the Mekong River inside Chinese territory that have come under scrutiny for allegedly altering the river’s natural flow. The Sanakham project ...

The efforts of Niwat Roykaew, known commonly as “Khru Ti,” were instrumental in halting a China-led channel deepening project ... the Mekong River. A year of data from the Mekong Dam Monitor ...

When finished next year, it will be the eighth dam on the Lancang River—China's name for its 1,300-mile stretch of the Mekong. In recent years Boontom and many others here have sold their ...

In September last year, Laos announced its decision to proceed with the Don Sahong dam, bypassing the Mekong River Commision's (MRC) consultation process. The much-criticised project was discussed at ...

On Dec. 25, Beijing announced it would build a dam on Tibet’s longest river, which Beijing calls the Yarlung Zangbo. The project ... including in the Mekong region, can have really potentially ...

It’s water that’s been stored behind a dam.” River water should instead be ... labelled the canal project a Mekong tributary project rather than one affecting its main channel.

The ecology of the Mekong River basin has long been threatened by unsustainable activities, but alternatives are increasingly being introduced to safeguard the basin's natural resources, prevent ...