As discussions continue, the future of one of the world’s greatest rivers is as bleak as ever.
THAYER SCUDDER, the world’s leading authority on the impact of dams on poor people, has changed his mind about dams.
With half the planet’s large dams within its borders, China is the epicenter of global dam building. A new report warns that reckless dam construction has brought the country’s river ecosystems to the point of collapse.
Xayaboury hydropower plant, which is currently under construction on a section of the Mekong River in northern Laos, is designed to withstand a strong earthquake, according to the project consultant.