UPCOMING PANEL DISCUSSION: Mekong Downstream Blues [Bangkok, 1 February 2020]

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BANGKOK EDGE 2020

Change and Resistance: Future Directions of Southeast Asia

1-2 February 2020, grounds of Museum Siam and Chakrabongse Villas, Bangkok, Thailand

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Talks 2: Mekong Downstream Blues

Saturday, 1 February 2020, 13:30-14:30, Main Building Museum Siam

The 4,350 km Mekong River rises in China and is the world’s 12th longest. Current unsustainable practices are a severe environmental threat to the livelihoods of tens of millions in downstream countries. Unegulated mega-dam projects and water extraction on the upper Mekong will cause untold hardship for downstream countries in all aspects of life - agriculture, fishing, and everyday living. Already negative impacts are being observed. The panel will examine the future of this mighty river.

Speakers:

  • Carl Middleton, Director of Center of Social Development Studies, Chulalongkorn University

  • Pianporn Deetes, activist and campaigns director International Rivers

  • Sean Chadwell, Executive Director Luang Prabang Film Festival

Moderated by Jonathan Head, Southeast Asia Correspondent for the BBC.

For more information about the event, please visit this link here.