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Robust river governance key to restoring Mekong River vitality in face of dams

This is the second article in a Mongabay series focused on changes to the ecology and hydrology of the Mekong River. Read Part One. Niwat Roykaew, an environmental activist based in Chiang Rai province in northern Thailand, described the Mekong as a naga, a mythical water serpent and symbol of fertility that brings abundance to […] ....

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Meet six people fighting water scarcity across the globe

More than 10% of humanity lacks access to it while 90% of natural disasters are linked to it. ....

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Against the currents

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Against the currents
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For people living along the Mekong, the river is their ‘mother’. Photos: Piyanan Jitjang and courtesy of the Mekong Butterfly
Through disasters, a fellowship was struck. Ormboon Thipsuna remembers the date well, Aug 12, 2008, when a deluge of water from the Mekong swept through her hometown of Nong Khai and seven riparian northeastern provinces. Considering the rainfall was rather small and the Mekong’s gradual seasonal pace of fluctuations, many locals believed the sudden mega-flood, at times water levels went up as high as 13m, was caused by China’s dams upstream. Importantly, Ormboon got to know Niwat Roykaew, aka “Kru Tee”, founder of the Rak Chiang Khong group based in Chiang Rai province. ....

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Against the currents

Against the currents
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Laos - the 'battery' of Asia and a ticking environmental time bomb

Laos - the 'battery' of Asia and a ticking environmental time bomb
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