Dam construction on the lower Mekong is overseen, nominally, by the Mekong River Commission (MRC). Funded by international development agencies and by its four member nations—Vietnam ...

Forty hydropower dams are to be built in the Vu Gia - Thu Bon River Basin, Quang Nam Province, just upstream of the ancient town of Hoi An, a UNESCO World Heritage site in central Vietnam. Scheduled ...

By Maureen Harris, Senior Advisor of International Rivers Today, 24 January 2025, marks three years since the unjust trial ...

But China’s Medog project on the ‘Great Bend’ of the Yarlung Tsangpo river — the upstream part of the Brahmaputra river — is ...

However, its vital role in Vietnam's economy and food security is under significant threat. The delta is listed among the five most vulnerable globally, alongside the Ganges River Delta (India and ...

The dams block fish from migrating and silt ... Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam try to manage the river’s resources. MRC members are required to notify one another prior to carrying out projects ...