Low water is a big disadvantage for local people like Mr. Sau Dung’s family. This year, El Niño is considered as having the most severe impacts within 60 years. Rainy season comes late with lower precipitation than before. Local people understand the changes in everyday weather. However, not many of them are aware of another reason for low water level: hydropower construction occurring in the upstream Mekong, especially those mainstream dams…

The story is produced by PanNature with support from the McArthur Foundation and the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF).

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