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A SEVERE drought is expected to hit Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam from now until January, threatening agricultural production in these countries.
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – Synthesis of the AR5. Impact of the climate change on floods. Urban flooding, risks and vulnerability
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For China, upstream Mekong River dams are more than electricity generators; they can deal with water shortages and are a political pressure tool…
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Major dam construction projects have become a favorite pastime of some autocratic governments, with China leading the way.
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Water Resources in Vietnam: - Tropical region - Annual rainfall from 1500-2000 mm - Rainy season: April - October (varies from place to place and time to time)
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The world’s big rivers and their floodplains were central to development of civilization and are now home to c. 2.7 billion people. They are economically vital whilst also constituting some of the most diverse habitats on Earth
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In the wake of the tragic collapse last month of an auxiliary dam of the Xe-Pian-Xe-Namnoy hydropower project in southern Laos, the Lao government on Aug 7 announced a major review of hydropower projects across the country.
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The Mekong River Commission (MRC) announced yesterday that Laos has formally notified the Commission of its intention to construct the Pak Lay dam on the mainstem of the Mekong River.
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Cambodia still has time to pull back from this path. The Cambodian government could embrace the innovative renewable and decentralized electricity technologies like wind and solar, which are now available and cost-competitive
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The Mekong River is the eleventh largest river in the world extending from China, over 4900km long and flowing through Myanmar , Laos , Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam
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