Contested Waterscapes in the Mekong Region

Contested Waterscapes in the Mekong Region
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Publisher : Earthscan
Total Pages : 449
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ISBN-10 : 9781849770866
ISBN-13 : 1849770867
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Book Synopsis Contested Waterscapes in the Mekong Region by : François Molle

Download or read book Contested Waterscapes in the Mekong Region written by François Molle and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 2012 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.


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