Organizer: The Stimson Center

Description:

2022’s dry season has ended and the river experienced both higher than normal dry season rainfall and severe shocks from upstream dam releases. The unusual dry season rains and dam releases have made the river level abnormally high at the start of the Mekong wet season. Does this help or hurt the Mekong and its communities? Join the Mekong Dam Monitor team and discussants to explore the answer to this question.

This webinar will also use data and information collected from communities in the Mekong to answer the following questions:

• How did dams impact the Mekong during the 2022 dry season?

• What is the status of the Mekong’s wet season flood pulse and how does this affect local communities and fisheries?

• What can be done to alleviate the impacts of dams and other harmful impacts to the health of the river?

Simultaneous translation will be available for 6 local Mekong languages (Burmese, Chinese, Khmer, Lao, Thai, Vietnamese).

Speakers:

Alan Basist, President, Eyes on Earth

Ian Baird, Professor of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Chea Seila, USAID Wonders of the Mekong

Brian Eyler, Southeast Asia Program Director, The Stimson Center

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