Contested Waterscapes in the Mekong Region
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Author | : François Molle |
Publisher | : Earthscan |
Total Pages | : 449 |
Release | : 2012 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781849770866 |
ISBN-13 | : 1849770867 |
Rating | : 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Contested Waterscapes in the Mekong Region by : François Molle
Book excerpt: The water resources of the Mekong river catchment area, from China, through Thailand, Cambodia and Laos to Vietnam, are increasingly contested. Governments, companies and banks are driving new investment in roads, dams, diversions, irrigation schemes, navigation facilities, power plants and other emblems of conventional "development." Their plans and interventions pose multiple burdens and risks to the livelihoods of millions of people dependent on wetlands, floodplains, fisheries and aquatic resources.