The Philippines is most exposed to plastic waste that mainly drifts from the Mekong River to the sea during the monsoon season, with 47% of the stranded particles ending up on its coast, followed ...

The longest river in Southeast Asia, the Mekong starts in the Chinese highlands and runs through six countries in all. It sustains both richly bio-diverse ecosystems and the livelihood of over 60 ...

Explore the future of Southeast Asia through the lens of the Mekong River and its deep impact on local communities.

The Mekong, one of Asia’s longest rivers, stretches through Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. The river system supports myriad ecosystems and habitats, and is known for its ...

There are many ways to kill a river. With Southeast Asia's storied Mekong, China's upriver damming is taking a heavy toll, but downstream neighbors share the blame. The No. 1 threat: sand mining.

Yet the river is ailing. Last year the water in the Mekong fell to its lowest level since records began more than 60 years ago. Cambodia endured months of debilitating electricity blackouts ...

The Mekong is no longer the wild and remote river that enchanted Henri Mouhot, the French explorer famous for rediscovering the fabled temples of Angkor in Cambodia some 160 years ago.

Note: Map shows dams in the Mekong River basin as of December 2018, the most recent data available. Because construction and financing details are not always disclosed, China may have been ...