08 03 2009 : :

Mekong Mainstream Dams in China

China’s dam construction on the Upper Mekong mainstream (Lancang) has already caused serious environmental problems on downstream Burma, northern Thailand and northern Lao PDR. Declining fish stocks and unpredictable water levels made life more difficult for downstream communities, pointing towards the damage that mainstream dams will inflict.

Reports, Briefings and Websites

• Visit Living Rivers Siam webpage on Lancang Dams
• Visit International Rivers webpage on Lancang Dams
• A Testimony of the Downstream People : Downstream Impacts of Hydropower and other Development Projects in the Upper Mekong, Living Rivers Siam 2008
  
• Chinese dam planner says upper Mekong dam impacts “limited” , Grainne Ryder, Mekong Utility Watch, 29 October 2008
• Thai Baan Research in Chiang Kong, Thailand Living Rivers Siam
• Skyscraper Dams in Yunnan, Grainne Ryder, Probe International Special Report
  
• Downstream Impacts of Hydropower and Development of an International River: A Case Study of Lancang-Mekong SEARIN November 2004
• Lancang Development in China: Downstream Perspectives from Thailand,  By Pianporn Deetes, Southeast Asia Rivers Network
• Fact Sheet: China's Upper Mekong Dams Endanger Millions Downstream, October 2002, International Rivers Network Fact Sheet 
• Downstream Ecological Implications of China's Lancang Hydropower and Mekong Navigation project, January  2001, Tyson Roberts

Media

Visit Living Rivers Siam website