ASEAN and The Mekong

In this web-dossier, mainly the Mekong region with Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam and the Mekong river as a regional and ASEAN issue will be explored.

The Mekong River — Concerns, Struggles and Hopes with Tipakson Manpati

If we don’t protect the Mekong River from destructive development projects, it will be too late.

-Tipakson Manpati

Mekong River Flux and Flows: Capturing the Vulnerability of the Mekong Ecosystems in Thai Communities

The Mekong Butterfly, an independent ecological group based in Thailand, has been monitoring the impacts of water levels and changing aquatic patterns on two species: the Mekong river crinum lily, a Mekong riverbank plant, and the small pratincole, a bird adapting its behavior to the new conditions.

By The Mekong Butterfly

Threats to the Existence of Riparian Communities of the Mekong

Cohabitation, Cooperation and Competition in the Mekong River Basin

The Mekong-Lancang River is a trans-boundary commons, it has to be shared between different actors along the river.

Dr. Carl Middleton

Beyond Water Data Sharing, Mekong-Lancang River Needs Accountable Water Governance

Special Economic Zones and Land Dispossession in the Mekong Region

Special Economic Zones and Land Dispossession in The Mekong Region

This report examines, SEZs in the Mekong region are often linked with human rights violations such as land dispossession, poor working conditions and environmental degradation. As SEZs have expanded in the region, so too have social conflicts and resistance from local residents who have fought to protect their land and resources.

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Plastic pollution is plaguing the water quality of river basins in Asia, which in turn impacts the ecosystem and human health.
This graphic is from 'Plastic Atlas Asia Edtion', you can find the article on rivers here on page 28