The Mekong: river under threat

Read the full text

HTMLThe Mekong: river under threat

04 December 2009In this new Lowy Institute Paper, Visiting Fellow, Dr Milton Osborne, evaluates the potentially huge social and environmental risks for the Mekong River and the millions who depend on it for their livelihood of planned dam projects in Laos and Cambodia. The mighty Mekong River is one of the key areas globally for the contest between economic development and social and environmental sustainability and for effective political cooperation between the states of mainland Southeast Asia themselves. In both cases the challenge is not being met.

Publication typeDiscussion paper
Publisher TypeAPO Member, Think tank
CoverageAustralia, Asia and the Pacific
Permanent URLhttp://apo.org.au/node/19925
Views1488

Related Topics

International

Environment & Planning

Related content

Most viewed: This week

1
Teaching with social media in classroom settings: Top ten practices from teachers around Europe
2
Research Associate/s needed for 1 year: Creative Workforce Program
3
Without internet skills, older Australians will miss out on so much.
4
Venture capital and later stage private equity, Australia, 2010-11
5
Policy and Research Manager

Noticeboard

Summer 2012 issue of Quarterly Access released
13 January 2012

The Summer 2012 issue of Quarterly Access examines the recent East Asia Summit, bilateral alliances in the Asia Pacific, the future of Timor-Leste, women's participation in peace processes and more.

Read QA online: http://www.aiia.asn.au/qa/qa-vol4-issue1

Centre for Sustainability Leadership - 2012 Fellowship Program
02 December 2011

Applications are now open for a unique training opportunity for selected individuals develop the skills, networks and knowledge needed to be effective in forging a more sustainable future.

There Goes the Neighbourhood wins John Button Prize for writing on public policy
21 October 2011

Michael Wesley, director of the foreign policy think tank, the Lowy Institute, has won the third John Button Prize for writing on public policy.

Dr Wesley won the $20,000 award for his book, There Goes the Neighbourhood: Australia and the Rise of Asia.

Topics

APO