Mekong Delta

Shrimp farming along the Mekong may be an economic win in the short term, but it is ultimately unsustainable.

A conversation with environmentalist Marcus Hardtke.

Luke Hunt speaks to Milton Osborne about the threat to the Mekong River amid a changing environment in the subregion.

Recent developments have once again spotlighted the river's growing plight.

How China’s grand strategy for the Mekong impacts the river, and the countries downstream.

The evidence continues to pile up on the river’s bleak future.

Long a staple of Mekong Delta culture, Vietnam's floating markets must now adapt or fade away.

Lessons learned from last year's disaster can shape a climate-resilient approach in the Mekong Delta.

Less than a year after a major pollution crisis, trouble is brewing in the Mekong Delta.

In a remote mountain village of northern Laos, a community has developed their own electrical grid, yet faces an uncertain future.

The expansion of civilization is pushing humans and elephants closer and closer together.

The Nam Khan river, a major tributary of the Mekong, is being dammed in at least 3 places, displacing thousands.

The Nam Ngum dam was Laos’ first major hydropower project, and it resulted in the formation of an immense reservoir--the Laos Sea.

The area around Pakse, the largest city in southern Laos, is best known for its coffee production and the ruins of an ancient empire.

Not all living from the waters around the Khone Falls demonstrate concern for the health of the water or its creatures.

Near the Laos-Cambodia border, the falls stretch across the breadth of the Mekong.

Another study predicts adverse effects for one of the world’s greatest rivers if no action is taken.

For the indigenous Bunong people, a desperate battle against the Sesan II dam will decide if their community has a future.

In Cambodia’s far north, the Mekong is under threat from one of the most controversial environmental project in the country.

The Tonle Sap is Southeast Asia’s largest lake and Cambodia’s main source of protein, but all is not well on the Great Lake.

Cambodia’s Tonle Sap River is the conduit that connects the Mekong to the largest lake in Southeast Asia.

Cambodia’s capital was once home to 2 flourishing lakeside communities. Commercial land development changed everything.

In the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, a small community of Cambodian Muslims live half their lives on the water.

In eastern Cambodia, the global demand for sand to be used in concrete mixing has had profound impacts on river dwellers.