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Mekong River dams & vitality

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

Billions of cubic meters of Mekong River water are now harnessed behind dams in the interests of power generation, severely affecting crucial physical and biological processes that sustain the river’s capacity to support life.

Heavy rains preceded the Laos dam collapse. Was climate change a factor?

Heavy rains preceded the Laos dam collapse. Was climate change a factor?

Two weeks after a dam in the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy hydropower facility collapsed in southern Laos, sending millions of tonnes of water crashing through villages downstream, authorities are still counting the dead.

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