Mekong The Occluding River

Author : Ngo The Vinh
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010-07-14
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781450239370

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Mekong—The Occluding River by Ngo The Vinh Pdf

Part travelogue, part history, and part environmental treatise, “Mekong – The Occluding River” is above all else an urgent warning that factors such as pollution, ecological devastation, and the depletion of natural resources are threatening the very existence of the Mekong River. Author Ngo The Vinh combines his vivid travel notes and collection of photographs with a meticulously researched history of the environmental degradation of the Mekong River. Translated from Vietnamese, the best-selling treatise outlines the myriad threats facing the river today. From oil shipments feeding the industrial cities of southwestern China to gigantic hydroelectric dams known as the Mekong Cascades in Yunnan province, China is the worst environmental offender, though the other nations along Mekong’s banks behave no better. From Thailand to Laos to Vietnam, hydroelectric dams that threaten the Mekong and its inhabitants are being built at an alarming rate. To save the Mekong, Ngo The Vinh calls upon all the nations that benefit from its life-giving water to observe the “Spirit of the Mekong” in the implementation of all future development projects. To achieve this end, there must be a concerted and sustained commitment to cooperation and sustainability. At this critical cross-roads, we should remind ourselves of the mantra from Sea World San Diego: “Extinction is forever. Endangered means we still have time.”

Author : Milton E. Osborne
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015059551971

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River at Risk by Milton E. Osborne Pdf

This Paper delves into the conflict in the Mekong between countries' desire for hydroelectric power to satisfy soaring demand and the Mekong's fragile ecosystem and role as a primary food source. Over 70 million people depend directly on the river for their livelihood. Effective regional governance of the Mekong is needed but is not forthcoming.

Author : Milton E. Osborne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Mekong River
ISBN : 192100438X

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The Mekong by Milton E. Osborne Pdf

Author : Hong Quan Nguyen,Heiko Apel,Quang Bao Le,Venkataramana Sridhar
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2024-04-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780323914505

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The Mekong River Basin by Hong Quan Nguyen,Heiko Apel,Quang Bao Le,Venkataramana Sridhar Pdf

The Mekong River Basin: Ecohydrological Complexity from Catchment to Coast, Volume Three presents real facts, data and predictions for quantifying human-induced changes throughout the Mekong watershed, including its estuaries and coasts, and proposes solutions to decrease or mitigate the negative effect and enable sustainable development. This is the first work to link socio–ecological interaction study over the whole Mekong River basin through the lens of ecohydrology. Each chapter is written by a leading expert, with coverage on climate change, groundwater, land use, flooding drought, biodiversity and anthropological issues. Human activities are enormous in the whole watershed and are still increasing throughout the catchment, with severe negative impacts on natural resources are emerging. Among these activities, hydropower dams, especially a series of 11 dams in China, are the most critical as they generate massive changes throughout the system, including in the delta and to the livelihoods of millions of people and they threaten sustainability. Presents an extensive collection of eco-hydrological changes in the river basin driven by both nature and anthropological factors Provides state of the art modeling, data analysis methodologies for complex socio-ecological complexity applied in the Mekong river basin Includes specific cases of ecohydrology in the river basin, especially from the Mekong delta

Author : Ian Charles Campbell
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2009-11-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080920632

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The Mekong by Ian Charles Campbell Pdf

The Mekong is the most controversial river in Southeast Asia, and increasingly the focus of international attention. It flows through 6 counties, China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Viet Nam. The 4 downstream countries have formed the Mekong River Commission to promote sustainable development of the river and many of their people depend on it for their subsistence ? it has possible the largest freshwater fishery in the world, and the Mekong waters support rice agriculture in the delta in Viet Nam (which produces about 40% of that country's food) as well as in Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. China is now building the first large mainstream dam on the river, and has proposals for several more. These dams are likely to affect the downstream countries. Several of the downstream countries also have plans for large scale hydropower and irrigation development which could also impact the river. This book will provide a solid overview of the biophysical environment of the Mekong together with a discussion of the possible impacts, biophysical, economic and social, of some possible development scenarios. It is intended to provide a technical basis which can inform the growing political and conservation debate about the future of the Mekong River, and those who depend on it. It is aimed at river ecologists, geographers, environmentalists and development specialists both in the basin and (especially) outside for whom access to this material is most difficult. This book will be the first comprehensive treatment of the Mekong system. The first comprehensive overview of all aspects of the Mekong River system Deals with a regionally critical ecosystem and one under threat The Mekong supports the world's largest freshwater fishery and provides water underpinning a major regional rice paddy system Presents the authoritative findings of the Mekong River Commission's research for a wider audience for the first time outside of limited distribution reports

Author : Fabrice G. Renaud,Claudia Kuenzer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400739628

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The Mekong Delta System by Fabrice G. Renaud,Claudia Kuenzer Pdf

This book about the Mekong Delta presents a unique collection of state-of-the-art contributions by international experts from different scientific disciplines about the characteristics and pressing water-related challenges of the Mekong Delta in Vietnam. The Mekong Delta belongs to one of the areas, which are to expect the largest challenges concerning environmental change and climate change induced sea level rise . The Delta acts as the “rice bowl” of Southeast Asia and is home to over 17 Million people, who need to cope with ecologic as well as socio-economic changes linked to the rapid economic development of the country. Annual floods, severe droughts, salt water intrusion, degrading water quality, tropical cyclones, hydrologic changes due to hydropower projects in the upstream of the Mekong, coastal erosion, and the loss of biodiversity are some of the problems in the region. Heterogeneous resource management responsibilities, and the fact that the Mekong – and thus also the Delta – is influenced by six countries aggravate the situation. Integrated water resources management and fostered cooperation and information exchange are pressing needs for the sustainable development of the Delta.

Author : The Vinh Ngo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 702 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1989993516

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Mekong Dòng Sông Ngh¿n M¿ch / Mekong The Occluding River - Bilingual Edition (Vietnamese/English) by The Vinh Ngo Pdf

Mekong Dòng Sông Nghẽn Mạch / Mekong The Occluding River - Bilingual Edition (Vietnamese/English) by Ngo The Vinh, May 28, 2021 Bác sĩ Ngô Thế Vinh từ lâu đã quan tâm sâu xa tới các biện pháp bảo vệ hệ sinh thái Sông Mekong và Đồng Bằng Sông Cửu Long. Ông đã thu thập một khối lượng dữ kiện quý giá liên quan tới con Sông Mekong dài hơn 4,800 km bắt nguồn từ Cao nguyên Tây Tạng chảy ra tới Biển Đông. Rất nhiều bài viết tâm huyết của ông đã cung cấp cho bạn đọc trong nước Việt Nam cũng như ở hải ngoại những thông tin hữu ích về chuỗi các con đập thuỷ điện khổng lồ Vân Nam cùng với những ảnh hưởng tác hại ra sao trên đời sống của bao nhiêu triệu cư dân ven sông. Ông không ngừng tạo sự quan tâm tới vấn đề này không chỉ ở Việt Nam mà cả với dư luận quốc tế. Đáp ứng sự khẩn trương ấy, ông cũng đã hoàn tất một cuốn ký sự có tên "Mekong - Dòng Sông Nghẽn Mạch" là những ghi nhận sống động về những trải nghiệm trong suốt cuộc hành trình dọc theo con Sông Mekong. Bác sĩ Vinh tuy không sống ở Việt Nam nhưng trái tim và trí tuệ ông vẫn luôn luôn gắn bó với sinh mệnh của dòng sông Mekong - Cửu Long. ... Dr. Ngô Thế Vinh is deeply interested in measures that protect the ecosystem of the Mekong and the Mekong Delta. He has collected a wealth of precious data concerning the more than 4,800m kilometer long Mekong current flowing from Tibet to the East Sea. Many of his articles written with a heartfelt style have been published to provide readers in Vietnam as well as overseas with useful information concerning not only the early construction stages of the dams in the Mekong Cascades of Yunnan but also about the calamities that the 14 dams in this Cascades may wreak on that river's ecology affecting the tens of millions of people who inhabit its banks. Therefore, in his articles he never tires of drawing the attention of the Vietnamese as well as international public opinion to this issue. To add urgency to it, he recently authored a travelogue named "Mekong - The Occluding River" to record his experience during his travels along the Mekong's current. Dr. Vinh does not live in Vietnam. Nevertheless, his heart and mind are inextricably anchored to the bed of his river. Prof. VÕ TÒNG XUÂN Rector Emeritus, An Giang University, Vietnam

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8966921957

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The Song of the Mekong River by Anonim Pdf

Author : Na-mi Choi
Publisher : Big and SMALL
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781925233445

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Song of the Mekong River by Na-mi Choi Pdf

The Mekong River is called 'the lifeline of Vietnam.' The Vietnamese people's lives are dependent on the river. They build houses on it, do business on their boats and farm crops at the mouth of the great Mekon River. This book is about Tui who lives in a water village.

Author : Kim Dramer
Publisher : Franklin Watts
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0531118541

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The Mekong River by Kim Dramer Pdf

Describes the changing nature of the river as it flows through different regions, people and animals living along the river, farming, and political development.

Author : W. R. Derrick Sewell,Gilbert F. White
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Mekong River
ISBN : CORNELL:31924000013205

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The Lower Mekong by W. R. Derrick Sewell,Gilbert F. White Pdf

Author : Ben Boer,Philip Hirsch,Fleur Johns,Ben Saul,Natalia Scurrah
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-22
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317657798

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The Mekong: A Socio-legal Approach to River Basin Development by Ben Boer,Philip Hirsch,Fleur Johns,Ben Saul,Natalia Scurrah Pdf

An international river basin is an ecological system, an economic thoroughfare, a geographical area, a font of life and livelihoods, a geopolitical network and, often, a cultural icon. It is also a socio-legal phenomenon. This book is the first detailed study of an international river basin from a socio-legal perspective. The Mekong River Basin, which sustains approximately 70 million people across Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, provides a prime example of the socio-legal complexities of governing a transboundary river and its tributaries. The book applies its socio-legal analysis to bring a fresh approach to understanding conflicts surrounding water governance in the Mekong River Basin. The authors describe the wide range of uses being made of legal doctrine and legal argument in ongoing disputes surrounding hydropower development in the Basin, putting to rest lingering caricatures of a single, ‘ASEAN’ way of navigating conflict. They call into question some of the common assumptions concerning the relationship between law and development. The book also sheds light on important questions concerning the global hybridization or crossover of public and private power and its ramifications for water governance. With current debates and looming conflicts over water governance globally, and over shared rivers in particular, these issues could not be more pressing.

Author : Brian Eyler
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781783607211

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Last Days of the Mighty Mekong by Brian Eyler Pdf

Celebrated for its natural beauty and its abundance of wildlife, the Mekong river runs thousands of miles through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Its basin is home to more than 70 million people and has for centuries been one of the world's richest agricultural areas and a biodynamic wonder. Today, however, it is undergoing profound changes. Development policies, led by a rising China in particular, aim to interconnect the region and urbanize the inhabitants. And a series of dams will harness the river's energy, while also stymieing its natural cycles and cutting off food supplies for swathes of the population. In Last Days of the Mighty Mekong, Brian Eyler travels from the river's headwaters in China to its delta in southern Vietnam to explore its modern evolution. Along the way he meets the region's diverse peoples, from villagers to community leaders, politicians to policy makers. Through conversations with them he reveals the urgent struggle to save the Mekong and its unique ecosystem.

Author : Hiroshi Hori
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Dams
ISBN : UCSD:31822031325848

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The Mekong by Hiroshi Hori Pdf

Hori, a consulting engineer, describes the ecosystem, flow, and water quality along the Mekong River basin, as well as current conditions and future possibilities for development. He then relates what water management has been done in the Mekong, and why, demonstrating how international thinking and action have evolved since 1958. Over the years, more attention has been given to the social and economic condition of the indigenous people, investigations into the relationships between human activity and the quality of ecosystem processes has changed, and methods of assessing the need for hydroelectric power and the consequences of proposed reservoirs has evolved. c. Book News Inc.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015034657232

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The Mekong Currency by Anonim Pdf

The Mekong Currency; lives and times of a river captures in poignant texts and intimate photo's the life of South-East Asia's mightiest river. Millions of people in Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam enjoy its wealth of fish, floodwaters and fertile mudplains. The river and its people are under direct threat. Prestigious dam projects are planned, which will alter the character of the river, affect the supply of water downstream, and force hundreds of thousands of people to resettle. The economic benefits of the dam projects are dubious. Controversy on the value of dams rages both in the North and the South, as the wealth generated by large dams usually flows to urban and industrial elites and influential landowners, at the expense of rural communities. Liesbeth Sluiter, writer and photo-journalist, spent a year following the Mekong and capturing the portraits in this book. Grainne Ryder, water resources engineer, works with the Project for Ecological Recovery in Thailand. They ask the reader to discover the issues. Above all, they invite us to look at the Mekong from the perspective of the farmers and fishers, whose livelihoods are sustained by the Mekong, who know the river's currency best and value it for all it is worth.