This paper reviews observed and projected impacts on river flows along both the Mekong mainstream and its tributaries and also discusses the extent to which concurrent changes in climate, water demand, and land use, may offset or exacerbate hydropower-induced flow alteration.
Hydropower dams of the Mekong River basin: a review of their hydrological impacts
Authors
J.S. Hecht, G. Lacombe, M.E.Arias, T.D. Dang, T. Piman
Publication Date
22 October 2018
Publication Name
Journal of Hydrology
Topics
review, dams, Mekong, flow alteration, reservoir operating rules