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Why the Planning Phase of a Dam Matters: The Case of Thailand’s Kaeng Suea Ten Dam

A village wall at Kaeng Sua Ten.Credit: Julian Kirchherr Developers and governments usually overlook how dams impact communities during the...
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Press Release | Concern as Pak Beng Dam Commences Prior Consultation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On Friday, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) held the first meeting of the Prior Consultation Process for...
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Chinese Firms Improving Social Protections: Study | Phnom Penh Post

A view of the Chinese-built Kamchay Hydropower Dam in Kampot province. Khouth Sophak Chakrya This article originally appeared in the...
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Governments Must Chart a New Course for the Mekong River

Drought in Vietnam southern and central regions devastated agricultural landPhoto: Le Hoang Vu, Thanh Nien News 2016 brought the worst...
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A Matter of Rights in the Future of the Mekong

The United Nations Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council recently published the outcome of communications on the human rights...
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Water is Life, Rivers are Home

Earlier this year, researchers discovered a new species of monkey, the white-cheeked macaque, in southern Tibet along the Nu River....
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Healthy Rivers Feed the World

In the United States, we give gratitude for abundance every November. But while Thanksgiving may be an American holiday, it’s...
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Laos Dam Projects Put Entire Region at Risk | The Bangkok Post

Construction is expected to begin in early 2017 on the Pak Beng Hydropower Project, located in the upper reaches of...
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Don Sahong Dam - Disaster in the Making That Must Be Halted! | The Ecologist

A fisher going to set his fishing gear at rapids at Don Sahong on the Mekong River.International Rivers This article...
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Press Release | Flawed Prior Consultation Cannot Legitimize New Mekong Dam

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Mekong River at the proposed site of the Pak Beng Dam The Lao government has officially...