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China dams
Mekong Levels Reportedly Plummet Due to Chinese Dam Activity
By Sebastian Strangio
The level of the river in northern Thailand reportedly dropped by more than a meter in 48 hours.
New Monitoring Platform to Scrutinize China’s Mekong Dams
By Sebastian Strangio
The launch comes amid rising controversy over the impact of Chinese dams on downstream nations.
India To Expedite Dam Construction After China Announces Project in Tibet
By StoriesAsia
However, environmental concerns continue to dog the planned hydroelectric projects in India’s northeast.
Chinese Dam Plan Worries India – But Perhaps Excessively
By Sudha Ramachandran
The plan to build a hydropower dam across the Yarlung Zangbo has worried many in India, who say the country could be adversely affected.
China’s Control of the Mekong
By Philip Citowicki
Whether through its own dams or the financing and construction of dams in other countries, China is largely in the driver’s seat when it comes to the Mekong.
Myanmar’s Myitsone Dam Dilemma
By Tom Fawthrop
As the unpopular project sits in limbo, the government has to choose between upsetting China and enraging its own people.
The Trouble With the Lancang Mekong Cooperation Forum
By Shang-su Wu
The LMC was born from China’s unilateral dam building, but that same fact may also undermine the forum in the end.
Laos’ Dam Disaster May Not Be Its Last
By Tom Fawthrop
The cost-cutting and lack of oversight that led to the dam's collapse plague other hydropower projects across the country.
China and Laos' Dam Disaster
By Shannon Tiezzi
There are strong political motives behind China's fast response.
Is Vietnam in for Another Devastating Drought?
By Nguyen Minh Quang
Lessons learned from last year's disaster can shape a climate-resilient approach in the Mekong Delta.
China’s Myanmar Dam Hypocrisy
By Tom Fawthrop
China is preserving the ecology of the Nu River within its borders. Downstream in Myanmar, it's a different story.
East Asia’s Last Undammed River
By Tom Fawthrop
The Salween is one of the last major rivers undammed along its entire course. Can it stay that way?