Hydropower dams of the Mekong River basin: A review of their hydrological impacts

JS Hecht, G Lacombe, ME Arias, TD Dang, T Piman - Journal of hydrology, 2019 - Elsevier
Hydropower production is altering the Mekong River basin's riverine ecosystems, which
contain the world's largest inland fishery and provide food security and livelihoods to …

A review of the integrated effects of changing climate, land use, and dams on Mekong river hydrology

Y Pokhrel, M Burbano, J Roush, H Kang, V Sridhar… - Water, 2018 - mdpi.com
The ongoing and proposed construction of large-scale hydropower dams in the Mekong
river basin is a subject of intense debate and growing international concern due to the …

Urbanization and climate change impacts on future urban flooding in Can Tho city, Vietnam

HTL Huong, A Pathirana - Hydrology and Earth System …, 2013 - hess.copernicus.org
Urban development increases flood risk in cities due to local changes in hydrological and
hydrometeorological conditions that increase flood hazard, as well as to urban …

Observed river discharge changes due to hydropower operations in the Upper Mekong Basin

TA Räsänen, P Someth, H Lauri, J Koponen… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Upper Mekong Basin is undergoing extensive hydropower development and its
largest dams have recently become operational. Hydropower is built to improve the regional …

Climate change impacts under CMIP5 RCP scenarios on water resources of the Kelantan River Basin, Malaysia

ML Tan, Z Yusop, VP Chua, NW Chan - Atmospheric Research, 2017 - Elsevier
This study aims to evaluate the potential impacts of climate change on water resources of
the Kelantan River Basin in north-eastern Peninsular Malaysia using the Soil and Water …

Mekong River flow and hydrological extremes under climate change

LP Hoang, H Lauri, M Kummu… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2016 - hess.copernicus.org
Climate change poses critical threats to water-related safety and sustainability in the
Mekong River basin. Hydrological impact signals from earlier Coupled Model …

Future changes in Mekong River hydrology: impact of climate change and reservoir operation on discharge

H Lauri, H de Moel, PJ Ward… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2012 - hess.copernicus.org
The transboundary Mekong River is facing two ongoing changes that are expected to
significantly impact its hydrology and the characteristics of its exceptional flood pulse. The …

Environmental consequences of damming the mainstream Lancang-Mekong River: A review

H Fan, D He, H Wang - Earth-Science Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Damming rivers to generate hydropower can help mitigate the world's energy crisis and
reduce the risk of global climate change; however, damming can also produce enormous …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of future drought conditions in the Lower Mekong River Basin

M Thilakarathne, V Sridhar - Weather and Climate Extremes, 2017 - Elsevier
This study evaluates future changes to drought characteristics in the Lower Mekong River
Basin using climate model projections. The Lower Mekong Basin (LMB), covering Thailand …

The Mekong's future flows under multiple drivers: How climate change, hydropower developments and irrigation expansions drive hydrological changes

LP Hoang, MTH van Vliet, M Kummu, H Lauri… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The river flow regime and water resources are highly important for economic growths, flood
security, and ecosystem dynamics in the Mekong basin–an important transboundary river …