Mekong Utility Watch News

With wildlife habitat and cultural heritage at stake, dam projects on the lower Mekong River must be debated in public forums  read more »

Plans for hydropower plant on the Mekong River threaten habitat of four of the world's largest freshwater fish, says WWF.  read more »

“If the wars of this century were fought over oil, the wars of the next century will be fought over water,” warned Dr. Ismail Serageldin, former Vice-President for Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development at the World Bank, in 1995.  read more »

Warnings about the downstream impact of dams, particularly those built by China, have been growing and now there are calls for ASEAN a body frequently criticised for IN-action to take a stand. The issue was aired as part of two days of talks in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, organised by the Melbourne University-based Asialink which was also an opportunity to assess Cambodia's overall progress.  read more »

By 2020 Chinese control of Tibet gives Beijing a commanding position in an increasingly thirsty Asia.  read more »

Campaigners on Tuesday expressed concern against the members from the Lower Mekong Basin to continue building dams to meet energy demands.  read more »

Asian giant shares dam information as U.S. takes advantage of China's poor reputation in Southeast Asia.  read more »

Plans to build hydropower dams on the upper Mekong will turn Southeast Asia's longest waterway into a "Chinese river", the regional head of the US-based Stimson Centre has warned.  read more »

Dams and infrastructure development along Asia’s Mekong River threaten the survival of some of the world’s largest freshwater fish species, including the giant freshwater stingray and the Mekong giant catfish, WWF said.  read more »

Mekong River communities are facing a double threat: the perils of upstream dams in China and possibility of twelve new downstream.  read more »