World Rivers Review, Vol. 22, No. 2 - June 2007: Focus on the Mekong

This entire issue is devoted to the Mekong River.

What's Inside:

Commentary: International Rivers's longtime Mekong campaigner talks about the river of her heart.
Interview: A Vietnamese activist works to protect rivers and help foster more public dialogue in a closed society.
Energy Alternatives: Thailand is ripe for an energy revolution.
The Mainstream: Damming the Mekong mainstream would have serious impacts on the entire watershed and its rich fisheries.
Map: The Mekong and its proposed dams.
Laos: The World Bank's "model" project leave Lao villagers in the lurch. And a look at how the government's aggressive pursuit of large dams and industrial plantations is doubly impacting rural communities.
New Actors: Who's who in the damming of the Mekong.
Tonle Sap: An interview with a fishing-rights activist working to protect the region's largest freshwater lake.