{"id":8069,"date":"2020-10-21T16:00:42","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T06:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/?p=8069"},"modified":"2023-08-08T07:52:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T21:52:34","slug":"duelling-diplomacy-over-southeast-asias-most-important-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/duelling-diplomacy-over-southeast-asias-most-important-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Duelling diplomacy over Southeast Asia\u2019s most important river"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/tag\/andrea-haefner\/\">ANDREA HAEFNER<\/a> |  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\u00a0Mekong, South East Asia\u2019s most important river, has for\u00a0millennia\u00a0supported the rise and fall of empires and is responsible for the livelihood of over 65 million people who live directly on its riverbanks, relying on the river for food, accommodation and employment. The river hosts a unique and significant ecological system, with some of the world\u2019s highest diversity of fish and snails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the last decade, the Mekong region has faced growing challenges, including a steady increase in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wle.cgiar.org\/solutions\/map-hydropower-dams-greater-mekong-region\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hydropower projects<\/a>, as a result of rapid economic development of the riparian&nbsp;states, comprising Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand&nbsp;and Vietnam. The need for cheap and renewable energy is rising to meet increasing electricity demands in the region, volatile prices in international energy markets and concerns over carbon emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And climate change is increasingly having an effect, visible in the currently dangerous low levels on the Mekong following the devastating 2019 drought which affected downstream countries, especially Vietnam\u2019s rice fields and Cambodia\u2019s fisheries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To date, China has built 11 dams on the Lancang River, and a further 11 mainstream dams in the lower Mekong and 120 dams in the tributaries are under construction or being planned. 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