Google Map of Dam sites in Yunnan's Lancang (upstream Mekong) River
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Lancang-Mekong Dams
China's plan to build eight large dams on
the upper reaches of the Mekong in Yunnan Provine, which is known as "Lancang"
in China, will change the river's natural flood-drought cycle and block
the transportation of sediment. These environmental changes will affect
the livelihoods of millions of people living downstream in Burmar, Thailand,
Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Despite these serious potential impacts,
construction of these dams has proceeded without consultation with China's
downstream neighbours, and without any real assessment of the likely impacts
to the river and its people.
Photo & VDO Gallery
- People protest against Mekong dams in China. 3 March 2010, in front of Chinese Embassy, Bangkok, Thailand
- Upper Mekong Photo Gallery 1: Flood in Chiang Khong district and erosion at Lao side
Publications
News and Articles
- Largest hydropower station on Mekong River starts operation Xinhua, Sept. 6, 2012
- China succumbs to Mekong nations BY JONATHAN MANTHORPE, VANCOUVER SUN AUGUST 30, 2010
- Mekong in danger of soon becoming 'Chinese river' The Nation August 13, 2010
- Global Ecology And the Made in China Dams NGO THE VINH, M.D.
- Mekong dam projects will cost more in damages, says MRC report Nation July 2, 2010
- Dammed if you do
Thanh Nien News. 2 July 2010
- Thai officials condemn planned Chinese dams Financial Times (UK). July 1 2010
- Boats back in business on the Mekong river in northern Laos Deutsche Presse-Agentur. 22 Apr 2010
- China's new dam seen as a water hog USA TODAY 21 April 2010
- Mounting Tensions over the Mekong River Caixin Online. 04.15.2010
- The Mekong and China: Dams and trust Vieatnam Net Bridge, 12 April 10
- Coalition weighs in on Chinas dam plans The Phnom Penh Post. 12 April 10
- Water access an issue in dam debate The Phnom Penh Post, 09 April 10
- Dams portend grim future for Mekong Delta: experts Thanh Nien News, 9 April 10
- Dam breaks ground amid concerns The Phnom Penh Post. 2 April 2010
- Mekong could be in danger The Phnom Penh Post, 08 April 2010
- Laos secures Thai energy contract Vientiane Times, April 5, 2010
- China to cooperate more with others on mekong? The Nation, 5 April 2010
- China vows talks on Mekong dams? The Nation, 5 April 2010
- Drought, floods seize agenda Bangkok Post: 5/04/2010
- Mekong river nations, China hold talks Bangkok Post: 5/04/2010
- Mekong nations join forces on shrinking river Bangkok Post: 5/04/2010
- China pledges help on drought? Bangkok Post: 3/04/2010
- Dam debate looms large over Mekong summit? Asia Pacific News: April 2, 2010
- China hopes to ease river fears Bangkok Post: 2/04/2010
- Mekong body 'fails to protect waterway' Bangkok Post: 2/04/2010
- The Mekong: A matter of life and death The Nation, 2 April 2010
- Mekong power plan will affect millions of lives : activists The Nation, 2 April 2010
- For the first time, China will provide details of dams? The Nation, 2 April 2010
- Mekon River Commission prepares to meet in Thailand? Radio Australia: April 1, 2010
- The Lancang-Mekong: An Asean-China-MRC Shared Challenge The Nation, 1 April 2010
- China says not to blame for shrivelling Mekong river? BEIJING (AFP), 1 April 2010
- China denies responsibility for shrinking Mekong River AP, 31 March 2010
- Mekong countries working hard but slowly to lift region Bangkok Post: 29/03/2010
- Change comes to the mighty mekong Bangkok Post: 28/03/2010
- For whom the mighty Mekong flows Bangkok Post 31/03/2010
- China denies dams worsen drought in Mekong basin
Xinhua. 31 March 2010
- China stays quiet on Mekong by Milton Osborne
- Thai Officials Insist Chinese Dams Cause Mekong Drought VOA - 24/03/2010
- China reveals Mekong data in boost for drought response Bangkok Post, 25 March 2010
- Drought Threatens Vietnam's Rice Bowl Xinhua 25 March 2010
- China to provide water data on dams Bangkok Post. 25 March 2010
- China to attend regional meeting on low Mekong River water level MCOT, 20 March 2010
- PM, China to discuss Mekong Bangkok Post, 20 March 2010
- Salinisation, Drought Bring Worries to Mekong Delta IPS, March 18, 2010
- Severe Drought Puts Spotlight on Chinese Dams Science, 12 March 2010
- Mekong Drought Affects Shan Communities Irrawaddy Online, March 17, 2010
- Blame on Chinese Dams Rise as Mekong River Dries Up IPS, March 17, 2010
- Record-low rivers strand farmers Thanh Nien News 15 March 2010
- Cabinet urged to address water shortage Vientiane Times, March 15, 2010
- Govt urged to scrap Mekong dam plans
Bangkok Post. 15 March 2010
- Low level of Mekong raises concerns over water management Earth Times, 14 March 2010
- East, South-East Asia left high and dry this hot season Earth Times, 14 March 2010
- Save the Mekong Statement: " Drought Brings Severe Hardship, Demonstrates
Need for Regional Cooperation" 14 March 2010
- When the Mekong runs dry Asia Times Online, March 13 , 2010
- Mekong embankment to prevent erosion Vientiane Times, March 13 , 2010
- PM tours Mekong irrigation stations Vientiane Times, March 13 , 2010
- China denies hogging Mekong River water
Drought, not dams, to blame, says counsellor
Bangkok Post. 12 March 2010
- Dams in China Has Little Influence on Water Volume of Mekong Xinhua. 11 March 2010
- China denies lowered Mekong River level caused by its dams MCOT 11 March 2010
- Thai villages blame Chinese for Mekong drought effects
Union of Catholic Asian News. March 10, 2010
- Response from Beijing needed
Bangkok Post (Editorial). 10 March 2010
- Undercurrent of tension set to burst banks:
Mekong River activists take fight to embassy Bangkok Post. 8 March 2010
- Receding Mekong erodes tourist arrivals in Bokeo Vientiane Times March 06 , 2010
- Drought will worsen as temperature rises to 43C Bangkok Post. 4 March 2010.
- Mekong Water Levels At Six-Decade Record Low Vientiane Times March 4 , 2010
- Slow boat owners lose millions as Mekong drops Vientiane Times March 4 , 2010
- Shallow Mekong stops northern tourist, cargo boats Vientiane Times March 2 , 2010
- China's dams killing Mekong Bangkok Post 25/02/2010
- NGOs push for talks with Beijing on dam impact Bangkok Post. 23 February 2010
- Farmers need emergency aid as Mekong falls Vientiane Times February 23, 2010
- Low water stops slow boats on northern Mekong Vientiane Times February 23, 2010
- Chinas dams worrying S-E Asia The Straits Times, 28 Sep 2009
- A river becoming a road to ruin The Nation Sept 10, 2009
- Dams in China Turn the Mekong Into a River of Discord:Rivers Know No Borders, But Dams Do Yale Global on July 16, 2009 Michael Richardson
- China to develop cooperation with MRC member countries Vientiane Times July 29, 2009
- Dams threaten millions of Mekong livelihoods IRIN 22 July 2009
- Waves sweep 14 into river after landslide in south-west China Deutsche Presse-Agentur. 21 Jul 2009
- Dams in China Turn the Mekong Into a River of Discord YaleGlobal, 16 July 2009
- Cooperation key to Mekong's use and protection Vietnam Plus 09/07/2009
- China Reins in Dam Builders IPS Jun 18, 09
- VIETNAM: Saltwater Intrusion Adds to Water Woes IPS news Jun 13, 09
- UN says China dams threaten water supplies to Mekong delta farmers Vietnam Net 27/05/2009
- Dams will kill Mekong River downstream, say experts Thanh Nien News. May 26, 2009.
- China on the Mekong: Stonewalling will burst the dam of diplomacy? The Nation May 28, 2009
- UN study advises caution over dams Associated Press
- UN help sought over Mekong erosion THE NATION 27 April 2009
- Expert Warns Against Dam Projects VOA Khmer 27 April 2009
- Environmentalists worried over impact of Mekong damning 27 April 2009
- Villagers build sandbag walls to prevent further riverbank erosion 27 April 09
- Low flow in Mekong River affects water transport MCOT Feb 5
- Chinese Dams Accused of Flooding the Region The Irrawaddy Online. November 14, 2008
- Dams upriver hurting people living downstream Bangkok Post. 14 Nov. 08
- LAOS: Questions Rise With Worst Floods in Decades IPS News
- Mekong shows its new face Bangkok Post 25 August 2008
- Irregularities suspected over push for dam Bangkok Post 23 August 2008
- Flood damage costs Laos hundreds of billions of kip Virntiane Times August 22, 2008
- China damned over floods Asia Times Online. Aug 23, 2008
- Chinese dams still blamed for floods Bangkok Post 21 August 2008
- Mekong countries may ask China for warning on water release 08/20/2008
- MEKONG FLOODS: China asked for river info Bangkok Post 20 August 2008
- Floods cost Luang Prabang almost 100b kip Vientinae Times August 19, 08
- Mekong Flood Warning System Fails ISP, 18 Aug 08
- Flood warnings for provinces in Isan Bangkok Post, August 18, 2008
- Warnings on floods faulted: MRC bulletins 'not reaching' villagers Bangkok Post, August 17, 2008
- Statement: Mekong flood, MRCs roles, dams in China, and a failed alarm system 16 August 2008
- MRC defends China over Thai floods:
Mekong basin flooding worst in 100 years Bangkok Post. Aug 16, 08
- Torrential rain leaves 40 dead in Yunnan Shanghai Daily. 13 Aug 08
- Residents evacuated as floods rise The Nation,
August 15, 2008
- Flooding cuts electricity in Luang Prabang Vientiane Times, August 15, 2008
- Govt protects Vientiane from flooding Vientiane Times, August 15, 2008
- Sandbag wall finished today Vientiane Times, August 15, 2008
- Communities devastated by floods, with more to come Bangkok Post, August 14, 2008
- Mekhong river at its highest for 30 years The Nation, August 14, 2008
- Floods Destroy Thousands of Hectares of Laos' Farmlands Dara Baccam VOA 13/08/2008
- Contentious dam begins power generation South China Morning Post. Jun 23, 2008
- China completes new hydropower station Xinhua 19 06 2008
- Riverbank erosion forces villagers inland Vientiane Times June 10, 2008
- Lancang River in Xishuangbanna section impose fishing ban Yunnan Daily 2008-02-15
- Slow Boat Down the Mekong, World Bank on My Mind Science Friday by Jocelyn Ford
- Laos: Mekong Erosion In Laos Province Worsens The Vientiane Times 9 Feb 08
- Manipulating the Mekong The Nation 20 Jan 08
- Yunnan to compensate endangered species due to the Jinghong dam
construction China's State Environmental Protection Administration. 2007-12-14
- Plan for massive dam on Mekong :
Project likely to draw protests from neighbours, academic warns The Nation 4 Nov. 07
- Hydropower exploitation devastating SW China November 3, 2007
- World Rivers Review, focuses
entirely on the Mekong River Basin June 2007 issue of IRN's magazine (pdf file )
- Thailand signs Laos power purchase Bangkok Post
- Interview: Let the Mekong River benefit its people People's Daily Online. September 06, 2007
- Asian Catfish Migrates Hundreds of Miles, Rivals Salmon Stefan Lovgren
for National Geographic News
September 7, 2007
- Charting the Mekong's Changes TIME magazine. Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007
- Ebb and Flow TIME magazine. Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007
- Mekong dams documentary by AlJazeera on YouTube?
- Mekong-Salween dams documentary by AlJazeera on YouTube?
- Thailand set to buy hydropower from China in 2014 The Associated Press. July 9, 2007
- Chinese dams disrupt Mekong lives Al Jazeera News, June 17, 2007
- Chinese to study Xayaboury hydropower plant Vientiane Times. 13 June 2007.
- Drying Mekong worries tour firms Bangkok Post. 14 April 2007.
- FAST TIMES
By JONATHAN HOPFNER Jan 10, 04
- Will the Mekong Survive Globalization? Charnvit Kasetsiri 2004
- New
hydro-power station unit operational in China's Yunnan Province BBC
Monitoring Asia Pacific, June 12, 2003
- Upstream
power play Bangkok Post Dec 22, 02
- Flood,
Landslide Toll Rises in Yunnan People's Daily Online. August
18, 2002.
- Thailand
Eyes Hydropower Project in Yunnan July 18, 02 Yahoo Asia News
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