Controversial project will spark water conflicts along Mekong, Environmentalists and NGOs say The consulting firm that gave Laos a green light for a controversial dam…
Tom FawthropNovember 22, 2012
The Mekong, a precious jewel of Southeast Asia, has become a critical battleground between hydropower dam projects and the survival of the world's greatest freshwater…
Tom FawthropAugust 2, 2012
A DENSE cloud of diplomatic doublespeak hangs over the turbid waters of the Mekong. An amazing week of conflicting statements, stark contradictions and confusion has…
Tom FawthropJuly 26, 2012
WHAT looked like an admittedly temporary reprieve for the swift currents and extraordinary biodiversity of the Mekong river is now over. In December the Mekong…
Tom FawthropMay 5, 2012
CLIMATE change threatens the Mekong river, continental South-East Asia's lifeblood, at both source and mouth. As glaciers shrink in the Tibetan Himalayas from where the…
Tom FawthropNovember 12, 2011
The roaring currents of the Mekong have long enchanted travellers, inspired explorers and sustained about 65 million people living off the world's largest freshwater fisheries.…
Tom FawthropOctober 18, 2010
Dam would block fish migrations that feed millions of people in region and threaten Irrawaddy dolphins and giant catfish. With its picturesque waterfalls, tranquil…
Tom FawthropMarch 13, 2009
