Apr 28, 2015 - ... is the potential of the river as a hydropower source. But of all these, the construction of the dams in the Mekong is one of the most heavily contested activities because of its severe adverse im ...
May 5, 2016 - ... ard-long beans has increased tenfold.According to the Royal Irrigation Department, the four main dams in the Chao Phraya Basin only have 10 per cent of water available, and 21 dams across the coun ...
Jul 21, 2015 - ... conference after the Cabinet meeting here on Tuesday. The Chao Phaya basin, which included four dams from the lower north until the central region, were severely affected due to the prolonged dro ...
Apr 28, 2015 - ... dients in meals and the families’ daily diet. With the ongoing debate over the construction of dams in the Mekong and its impacts on the river’s biodiversity and livelihood, aquaculture includ ...
May 26, 2016 - ... ha has ordered authorities to produce artificial rain to ensure there is sufficient water in the dams for tap water production. The operations aspire to tackle the problem of drought, in which wat ...
Apr 18, 2016 - ... water levels in all major rivers were still mostly low. In fact, water supplies in the four main dams of the Chao Phraya River basin continue to fall, forcing authorities to dramatically lower mai ...
Jun 2, 2016 - ... oon rains. But the severity of this year’s heat has been been unprecedented. Rivers, lakes and dams have dried up in many parts of Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Gujarat states. The heatwaves have a ...
Nov 29, 2015 - ... ultural development, often altogether evicting local occupants. Like the contested hydroelectric dams upstream in the Mekong, many recent initiatives have been justified under the rubric of foster ...
