Verkkoasia edge fellow huong le thu examines the rapidly growing demand for energy in the mekong and the role that outside powers can play in. Verkkothe mekong is slowly dying. Verkkothe lack of data on how big dams are operated in the upper mekong, or lancang, largely contributes to the ongoing controversy between china and the. Verkkothis article is the first account of an overlooked aspect of the xayaburi dam, currently under construction in laos in the mainstream of the lower mekong. Verkkohydrological alterations caused by booming hydropower dams in the mekong river basin are disrupting aquatic ecosystems and local livelihoods, calling. Increasing demands for energy to boost the mekong economies have attracted the keen interest of riparian countries for hydropower.
