Exhibit to shine light on dry Mekong through photos and art
published : 15 Mar 2021 at 04:30 One of the photos to be displayed. photo courtesy of SEA Junctions
The Mekong River has dropped to worrying levels, which is why The Mekong Is Blue And Dried photo exhibition might inspire the public to take the issue more seriously. It will kick off tomorrow March 16 and run until March 28 at Corner Space, 1st floor of Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Pathumwan intersection.
Organised by SEA Junctions in collaboration with Bangkok Tribune, Thai Society of Environmental Journalists and Samdhana Institute, the exhibition features a selection of photographs and artwork that shows the environmental degradation of the river, destruction caused by dams and development, the impact on people and communities, and movements by civil groups on the issue.
| Mar 11, 2021
A strange thing has happened to the Mekong lately. The murky brown, sediment-rich waters that normally power down from the Tibetan Plateau through China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam have turned a very bright blue. That is, what’s left of the water.
With a dam-building race kicked into high gear by China, much of the Mekong has gone dry, affecting food sources for 60 million people who live along its banks and leaving many experts to wonder what lies ahead for one of the most important rivers on Earth.
Mar 16-28, is a storytelling initiative that uses photos and essays to highlight environmental degradation, the impact of dams, and how they have affected both the communities who depend on the river for their livelihoods and the groups advocating for sustainable change.
Published on: Monday, February 01, 2021
By: Nikkei Asia, The Star
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The Mekong river bordering Thailand and Laos is seen from the Thai side in Nong Khai. – Photo by Reuters
BANGKOK: Thailand has threatened to sink plans for a Chinese-developed dam planned for the Mekong River in neighbouring Laos, in a rare rebuke that hints at a rising tide of dissension in an area where all three countries share South-East Asia’s largest waterway, reports Nikkei Asia.
Thailand has raised objections to the US$2 billion Sanakham Dam since late last year, when government officials broke diplomatic protocol and made critical statements in the media against the project.
1:31 PM MYT BANGKOK, Jan 31: Thailand has threatened to sink plans for a Chinese-developed dam planned for the Mekong River in neighboring Laos, in a rare rebuke that hints at a rising tide of dissension in an area where all three countries share South-East Asia s largest waterway, reports
NIkkei Asia.
Thailand has raised objections to the US$2 billion Sanakham Dam since late last year, when government officials broke diplomatic protocol and made critical statements in the media against the project.
The dam, which is being developed by China Datang, is due to generate 684 megawatts of electricity when it comes online by 2028 and is considered an integral part of the Laotian government s strategy to become the battery of South-East Asia.