Dams On The Mekong Are Having Devastating Effects
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2016
- Killing The Mekong (2013): Rich in extraordinary biodiversity, the Mekong River is the Amazon of South East Asia. But the construction of multiple dams threatens to have devastating effects on this energy and development-hungry region.
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"Mekong River gives everything. Mekong river is mother," says one local. The river's cultural, environmental and economic significance is unmeasurable. But despite the threat of earthquakes, extinction of species and food shortages, the dream of hydropower - and the money it brings - is driving governments to turn its torrents into peaceful reservoirs. European consultant Poyry, who are working on the Xayaburi dam, have been accused by environmentalists of giving the Laotian government, "badly misleading advice". Meanwhile, fisheries expert Ian Baird points out, "the very people that regional governments and international organizations are spending a lot of time trying to alleviate from poverty are the ones who are going to be impacted".
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Egypt was the breadbasket of the Mediterranean for thousands of years. After decades of dams it has to import food
Please tell the full story. Egypt is the worlds largest orange exporter. With the dam farmland and farming seasons have actually increased. The only negative the dams have done is stop natural minerals and mud in the dams which now requires chemical fertiliser.
@@toppdonn8098 long live Ethiopia 😂
I cry when I watch the beauty of the pulsing Mekong river...It must not be destroyed.
I'm Malaysian and I'm deeply sorry, we somehow need a new breakthrough in proton or plasma, I will say it must be fast, or we are doomed, I'm not a scientist, I'm an artist, I will try to make a voice about this
@Max K I think so haha
@Max K , he is correct, just not clear...they make dams to generate energy and a new nuclear power source can prevent these numerous dams being built on the river.
I think our mother earth is saying to the communist party that greedy ccp never listen anyone or care so ut us the time to pay the price for what communist regime and other have done to our mother nature!!! China gonna be finish soon, half of the farms and thousands of cities will be gone just look at Chinese agriculture in few years to come!!! I never wish things like this to happen anyone. but China did everything to have this sort of situation due to their agrassive greedy!!!
20 years ago I thought Europeans and Western politicians are quite honest and care about human rights and decency. After came to Europe went to study their school and I worked with them then more and more apparent how things works. Everything is hide by politicians and media!!!
Damm the people redponsible.Thr God given nature castrated by sinners.Millions of innocent humans are robbed
Dams kill fish. Period...
The dam is needed for the agriculture in Thailand, everything is dry now..... Never was so dry......
A damn without a fish ladder. For just a little extra fish runs can be preserved.
people kill fish you tool.@@thomasshaw7039
Looks LIKE the Mekong River is DAMNED
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1 certainly hope not! It's a national treasure many times over. I hope that the dams disappear. Mother Nature knows best!
u mean 60% of china
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Anyone who needs a lesson about the Chinese leadership’s regard for anyone but themselves only has to watch this.
True! But also look at the USA, and all other countries with populistic and corrupt governments e. G. Brazil, United Indonesia, and many other countries
@@son-of-a-gun Deflection? I guess you want the Dams then.
instablaster.
Will the children of the future be asking"where have all the fish gone"
Anyone remember our generation asking "Where have all the flowers gone?"
DAMN THE DAMS!
Long time passing
When will we ever learn?
When will we ever learn?
In 6 nations where Mekong river flows, Vietnam, which is downstream, is the only nation don't have any dams. The others are blocking flow and destroying the ecosystem in this river by dams along the river...
This is not only natural issues, it also related to politics!!
wait so all the damns were built?
@@soulsreaper7145 chineses need it for their industry
@@soulsreaper7145 all the dams are built in chinazi. And now chinazi is helping Laos to build more dams in Laos. This said less fish and water will flow to the downstream of Mekong. This will have bad impact on economy of Cambodia, Thai Lan, and Viet Nam.
The slope of the Mekong in VN isn't enough to justify dams. Don't pretend this is a matter of VN just being better people. If they could dam it for power they would.
@@thaichu3871 www.rfa.org/english/multimedia/map-laos-dams-06302011201539.html
What rubbish, the Thais are buying electricity from these dams.
You can't travel from Vientiane upstream to Luang Prabang in Laos during parts of the dry season because water levels are too low. Big brother has built dams upstream.
Outstanding report. Thanks!
Damn the dams!
When you've no fish left, you can eat bats, good luck on that one. 😢
One way of solving the problems is to move the whole of China to Mars!
Venus, keep your enemies closer.
Yes!
They can regenerate Stephen Hawkins ashes and build a Borg Continuem.
A Zombie planet.
We can Ship them Democrats for a food source till they get on their feet enough to eat their own.
Everyone would've done it if we have the technology tbh
CCP would find a way to bombard earth with asteroids from the Belt just past Mars? Guaranteed!
Nobody going anywhere we humans have a destiny with six feet under mars 🤣🤣🤣
Learn from the Nile River debacle where the agricultural sector collapsed due to lack of study before building the damn. Egypt now importer of grains no longer exporter. No to building of dam to Mekong River.
International Director , It collapsed because as they began to become oil rich - they got more goats so they could get more wife's , to have more children . Those goats ate every shrub that was standing - and the desert started taking over the city - then they started needing more building material for all there people ! clay is one of the only building materials so they used all the top soil for building , then also the dam came . They used up all the topsoil for building so they had to use more fertilizers to improve the soil . So much so the Nile river became the most polluted river in the world . See how things have an effect . Overpopulation is the biggest problem in the world today . Also i dont like the way the world is progressing , development for whom as the man says is important .
Jibba Ellie today working on the dam September 9.2018 the time is good 9:53 PM please check all work
Chinas intention is to cut vietnamese and other asean countries agricultural products RICE?chinas strategy
@@thjeokthjeok443
They don't understand any of that. China went there and showed them how to make money, and then they had to share the wealth with China. Do you think Chinese are stupid? Ha! If they were stupid they wouldn't have had to build all this after they sent million students worldwide in countries of high technology to learn their secrets. Now the West can blame themselves.
My heart bleeds just to hear of how men always try to destroy nature in the name of money. The Mekong River is a legend in itself, so we really need to keep it natural for many generations to enjoy.
no ccp monsters
VidiSensiVici.... Sorry, but you're too late and the lower Mekong Delta along with its ecological systems, especially through Cambodia and South Vietnam.... are now decimated.... not to mention the lives of Millions of people in those regions.
China has built tens of thousands of dams which cut off water from those downstream - destroying entire areas. They don't care. It's all about $$ and power. It's disgusting "leaders" in other countries destroy their own. I loathe greedy humans.
@@Peace-lr7mt I hope the word karma, is true.
@@Peace-lr7mt no its all about rep
I read a few years back - as there is less freshwater flow from the Mekong, the salty sea water is running into the delta up to 50 miles. As such, there is no fresh water for the southern Vietnamese rice fields. I don't remember if there was also an impact on Thai rice production. Anyway, there was a rice shortage - maybe 5 or so years ago.
Yes Mekong River gives everything including Traveling Channel up and down. You can't do it when a barrier of DAM is installed.
Great explanation! The river is a universe unto itself.
When money dictates decisions, evil is soon exposed
Feeding people is evil ?
@@zebratangozebra Wich kind of people will be feed by this dam ?
Certainly not the huge number of people leaving across the Mekong and even far from the river.
Maybe you zebratangozebra will be feed by this project isn't it ?
@@archivrai9730 Point is it helps a lot more people hurts. All large projects have an effect on the people where the project is built.
Not here. Workers come from China and 90+% of electricity production is send to Thailand.
The profits for the banks, building and electricity companies.
So what's left for laotian people?
@@archivrai9730 Start up an army and fight them or quit whining.Whining and crying won't change anything. Just wastes time and energy.
Now Global must watch this content,..this Dam is Damned
Vietnam has the best tasting fruits in Asia because of the Mekong River. I was an ex-pat’s wife in Saigon for 8 yrs and have been to Mekong in Vietnam and Thailand. I hope the ppl can STOP the building of the dams! Look at what is happening to the dams in China!!!
God gave us what we need to live in but, we are destroying the earth!
I live in North Thailand, and have been to the Mekong ( a 30-40 mile ride) hundreds of times. Across the river is an Air America town. Still there...Vientiene Laos. The Mekonng is THE most important .....ANYTHING in the SEA area. Nothing else comes close. And the Chinese are stealing every bit of the water from their downstream "end-users" . This has been an unending source of very irritable friction. Laos, for example is the ONLY landlocked SEA country, so it relies on the Mekong unlike ANY other country. For transportation, industry,food, drinking water, irrigation..... I am almost glad I am old so I will not see the final insults of the destruction of the river. This is no "snail darter" situation. This is an entire nation , and parts of at least 3 other nations. It hurts to see what they are doing . Vietnam will be least affected. Laos MOST affected...Cambodia is very reiant as wel. Thailand, since it has so very much oceanfront water ... like the Gulf of Thailand... that it can get by with diminished flow of the Mekong. But the Lao and Thais are so close .... This just pisses me off.
The CCP declared war on Heaven and Earth.
they said we will move heaven and earth 2 build the 3 gorges dam and we dont need USA engineers and they have just seen satelite photos of the dam with a bow shape c c p said poor photos from satelite from USA how they going 2 explain blow out tell the world false news,or never happened or racism,while millions drown like scrapp with india c c p,pla army brocken necks from india soldiers heaps dead now cover up ok.
They will lose
Then they are late to the party; the USA did that over 100 years ago.
Once each dam is full of water storage, the river downstream will return to normal flow. Build fish ladders at each dam so the fish can get up to spawn then all the lakes will hold more fish than the river did before the dams were built.
The dam building continues.
You guys have good unique acquatic life! You don't need any more damned dams there, dammit!
Dams ruin river eco systems. Fish ladders do not work. There is no debate. The U.S. learned its lesson, and for the past 10 years has been removing defunct, and abandoned dams and weirs from the river systems. The recovery of the rivers has been astounding especially in the pacific northwest. What a shame that corporate greed has won in this case.
Yeah. So I've been visiting island communities in Northern Cambodia for the last few days. Many of these communities have been around for hundred+ years but the river is changing. Some of the farmers are forced to make their own fish farms now because they can't catch enough to feed their small communities. Many village chiefs just blame over fishing but the irregular water flow (probably climate change and dams) is having really damaging effects... And it doesn't appear to be improving. Most of these communities mentioned how they don't think this is going to be sustainable for future generations if conditions don't improve.
The dolphins here in Kratie are dwindling too. I think erosion is also affecting the safety of the Cantor Softshell turtle. It is becoming harder for them to find safe spaces on the shore to lay eggs.
I hope we can start working together as human beings and make our world better.
They’re doing the same thing in Canada on the Nelson River in Manitoba. They started with Grand Rapids on the Northwest corner of Lake Winnipeg and carried on to the Nelson River in the late 60s.
China is to blame for this desaster ...
Too bad they will not take the blame instead they will blame others
A kod vas na zapadu sve ekolosko?Jedite g.... ekoloska!
The company building these dams has the support of the countries involved, if you want something changed, address the governments in charge.
What would Ho Chi Minh do....KEEP KILLING THEM , THEY'LL $TOP COMING
Follow the money trail. China pays off the politicians. They do this all over the world, including the US.
old documentary needs update ~ thanks ~
When Greediness,Power and Money influenced peoples life its became a poison to entire world.We needs back to our roots live with RESPECT and LOVE towards all MANKINDS and NATURE.We are CONNECTED !!! Peace with Love🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾
Wow.
JP can we get an update on this ?. This video is 4yrs old ... thanks
Since so many countries depend on the Mekong for more than 1 reason, it makes me wonder if proposals on other ways to supplement power concerns (Because the populations in these countries depend on the MeKong for more than 1 necessary commodity for continued health and life .) Other options like using the wind, for one, to assist in the power needs for the region .
How ever did humans live BEFORE a dam was built? Without electricity? Without cars? Without corporations shipping the food to another sister corporation food market? Without MODERN TECHNOLOGY?
HOW EVER did we survive?
Puts some tunnel for the fish so that the fish can goes to upper part and a lower part of the river
WoW... And look at things now!!! 2020
people and culture first
what's the alternative?
this earth is precious
yeah lets just build 5 or 10 coal fired power plants instead for the same power capacity. not saying these dams are a good idea...but reality is more nuanced then that.
We all live downstream.
5:45. I took me a while to adjust his face with his voice
I becmae familiar with the mekong river through the national geographic feature in the early 90s. one of the few places I would travel to visit. should be a world heritage site. the heart of asia
Korean river changing too. Its so sad ㅜ.ㅜ
Dam all dams hm....poor fish....
The same reason the Hoover Dam is running dry
In a perfect world, people would just leave mother nature alone.
Damn dams!
Damn the humans
to those who destroy nature will be punished by Our Creator....woe unto them......
the CCP banned criticism of building it's dams when building. today the CCP banned criticism of the flooding , foreign journalists have always been banned there.
The 3 Gorges Dam is a catatrosphe only a storm away from collapse and can be seen on satellite deforming in places pushing the middle. I suspect porting is now a danger as well.
Dam Busters!
Thanks for the time spent on this eye opening piece of information! Excellent job... it's NEEDED to change the change we are FORCED TO ACCEPT!
SMH: The hubris human giving Mother Earth varicose veins by damming up the flow of life! Basically every dam is a varicose vein to Earth's Life Flow.
And yet awards for being Brilliant¡!
Magnificent!¡ are passed out lavishly$$$!
Raise your head knowing WE control the flow, WE are Thee Master (under my breath-master of disaster) of the Universe. Celebrate our victory 🥂😉🍻🍾.
Sigh, pat yourselves on the back, Youse BE DA BEST!
Greed and corruption of governments!
call 617 squadron,
So what, we have high tide too !
Perhaps we should study if damming rivers are one of the causes of droughts
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i like laos... but no heavy industry and big or mega projects in the country... it will be destroyed!
light industry and tourism is the future... protect its environment Laos 🇱🇦!
Looks like the Chinese dams and transport system are a built to benefit China and also a pretext for wholesale invasion and colonization of Southeast Asia. The Chinese are moving into Laos and establishing a permanent foothold in the poor country, spreading their influence and coercion. We were in Laos recently and saw construction debris were dumped all over the countryside without regard to the local population. Chinese people, businesses, and products flooded the country. I'm afraid a cultural genocide is taking place and the poor Laotians are too innocent to realize it.
We will have plenty of Electricity -- But No Food
Instead of building dams why not continue burning coal? Oh wait...that isn't acceptable. So then why not build nuclear plants? Oh...that is not acceptable either. So...
So sad for the people living near Mekong
No more Mekong giant catfish
Sad reality.
I sent this video to US POTUS, a very intelligent man with a very big heart. Perhaps he can take some action that will impact the outcome of this atrocious action.
So long and thanks for all the fish...
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A BEATYFUL RIVER SHULD BE
A BEATYFUL GIFE FROM GOD
That guy who said we will be back is....on the bottom of the river?
Terrible thing for the people of Cambodia and the fish within the Mekong River.
Those who make profit from destroying the Mekong River must be rebuked
Mekong River is originated in China (Tibet plateau), a long long way before it reaches Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam; so China has been long built dams, and in doing so, they have affected the river, while the lower countries just follow the trend.
4 years later... Mekong river now blue and green, as predicted the sediments are (temp) gone. Greed for money short term always wins, we human. The transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich continues everywhere around the world.
Multiple dams are not devastating this area, over population is . Everyone complains there are not enough fish in the river ,no there are to many people using the river to supply energy food and transportation.Humans are the problem not dams.
"...POYRY strongly denies conflict of interest..." Everyone who is surprised by and believes that statement please stand up and cheer. What's that...I didn't hear you. Yeah, that's what I thought. Corruption abounds in this world and it will ultimately be the death of this world and all human life.
Nuclear, I'm thinking after seeing dams' impact, would be better.
Vietnam should grow balls to destroy these Dams.
we already killed our freshwater fisheries but our river has cleaned up a lot since I was a kid but still leary of eating fish from the Ohio river .Seems like we are trying to keep them from doing what we did.
The river people will have to join the modern world in towns and cities. Sad
Two words, Corruption, Greed!
If the dam builders go ahead with this human and environmental catastrophic project, they should be held responsible for supporting the welfare of those will loose their livelihood, dependence on a river that belong to the earth. Building dams on any river is like putting a blood clot in a human to restrict the life giving blood, or the waters, in this case, of such a great river. The dam builders are worst than terrorists, criminal and Mass murders...China or any government who ignore the effects, such project will have on all those affected are equally responsible an shows no respect for their neighbors or the earth natural processes that supports life. As I've always maintain, humans will destroys themselves for the financial gain of a few irresponsible powerful people, who should not be in power. Thank you, peace
Greed is the mother of all evil.
How sad for the peaceful farmers and fisherman!
Dam
So sad
Too bad.
There is a way we're both would ask you benefit from it but people don't think of that way
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Why is it always a surprise that rich people don't care about environment issues to make more money for themselves !
Environmental change by design, not CO2.
If there are no dams, how they get enough electricity ¿if no electricity,how they develop ¿
The dam had condemned all the people living downstream to hardship. Stop building anymore dam otherwise, it will induce frictions among surrounding countries
They should leave the river alone. build some nukes and coal-fired plants for electric power. No free lunch but the fisheries are too important to people living along the river.
Jeff Jacobs Whaa ? What do you intend to do w/ the spent fuel ? Keep em in your country... thank you !
Where are the global environmentalists?
For meet the demands of fast development of energy consumption, might be gonna sell more and more electrical devices as electric car, air conditioning, computers, machinery, heavy polluted industry....
They’re killing Catfish and Dolphins here. In Canada they’re killing off the Sturgeon .
who else is having to watch this for school
Dams ALWAYS have devastating effects on the riparian rights of others and on the environment. Think of the Hoover dam and its effects downstream. Then think of the amount of water reaching Mexico via the Rio Grande. We are quick to blame others but never blame ourselves.
Very unfair to the nations that need the river. The United Nations should have a law that will not allow building of DAM indiscriminately. God made the river for everyone.
This is horrible but... Ever hear of the Colorado River? it used to flow into a delta in Mexico... but no more since the Hoover Dam. I dont think that the Hoover has as much an impact as Dams on the Mekong would have and are currently affecting the Mekong. We need to find an alternative or modification of Dam Technology but these countries dont have the money or time to do this research or are to corrupt to care.
DAM IT ALL!
If the dam is virtually not there why build it at all. I get the feeling your being lied to. To the people of the river keep fighting from Canada 🇨🇦
Goodbye Mekon, 4 banks vrs nature. Don't worry, when it all comes crashing down- so will the dams... eventually.