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Assessment tool
03 November, 2011
A new assessment tool is being used to help identify sustainable hydropower development. Although developed with the Mekong River in mind it can have worldwide application.

Hydropower development and Mekong River fisheries: What can be learned from the Columbia River?
05 October, 2011
The Mekong River presently supports the world’s largest inland fishery at 2.6M tonnes of annual harvest but nearly 200 dams are completed, under construction or planned along the river. John W Ferguson reviews fish passage activities designed to maintain salmon in the US’ Columbia River, and provides guidance for developing environmentally sustainable hydropower in the Mekong.

Eastern blossoms
20 May, 2011
A full range of hydropower projects are developing apace in hydrologically-rich and energy-hungry southeast Asia. Patrick Reynolds spotlights some of the latest schemes

Decision on Xayaburi Dam deferred
19 April, 2011
Laos has decided to defer a decision to build the 1285MW Xayaburi dam project on the lower Mekong River following a meeting with other Mekong countries.

‘Breakthrough’ sustainable hydropower assessment tool launched for Mekong River Basin
31 January, 2011
An innovative new assessment tool that helps identify, in as little as a week, the most sustainable sites, designs and operation rules for hydropower development in the lower Mekong River Basin has been launched by The Asian Development Bank, Mekong River Commission (MRC) and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

Sustainable considerations
26 January, 2011
Lawrence Haas and Voradeth Phonekeo from the Mekong River Commission Secretariat give an insight into sustainable hydro development in the Lower Mekong River Basin [1]