Drastic reduction in sediment flows in Mekong River much faster and larger than expected, new study shows
A new study shows that sediment transport and deposition in the Mekong River have been drastically altered due in part to infrastructure development, riverbed mining, land use change, and climate change. The Mekong region is experiencing rapid economic growth. Although the social and environmental effects of infrastructure development in recent decades have been heavily scrutinised, the long-term downstream impacts of changes in sediment flows are still poorly understood.
UNESCO
