Moving from hydro to solar could protect the Tonle Sap Lake, the world’s largest freshwater fishery

A cascade of dams is changing the river’s ecology and threatening riverweed – a traditional source of food in northern Laos

Photographers Gareth Bright and Luke Forsyth travelled from the sea to the source of the Mekong and found people struggling to adapt to rapid changes

A Chinese NGO is suing dam builders over rainforest damage in Yunnan’s biodiversity hotspot

China is exploring new ways to cooperate over water with Mekong countries, but any agreement must address civil society and environmental concerns, argues Carl Middleton

China’s growing influence – through its new multilateral institution – is reshaping the environmental and economic future of Southeast Asia

As Laos hits the pause button on its huge hydropower dam building spree, this is an opportunity to push for other forms of renewable energy – solar and wind – that Laos is well-placed to use, argues Brian Eyler

Will the delay to the Pak Beng dam in Laos on the Mekong trigger a wider review of hydropower plans on the river?

In a candid interview, the head of Mekong River Commission, Pham Tuan Phan, talks about how important it is to involve China to sustainably develop the river basin

Over the last two years, the China led Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Mechanism has used everything from a “bulldozer approach” to engaging with local communities to deal with tensions over development projects