Is sustainable development along the Mekong possible?
[…] Sustainable development of the Mekong basin is too important to be persistently ignored. Approximately 284 million people, including around 400 ethno-linguistic groupings, live on the Mekong River. A majority of Mekong communities are considered “primary producers,” as they rely on the river’s ecosystems for their survival through foresting, farming, and fishing. Around two thirds of the basin’s population (40 million rural people) live on the “wild capture fisheries,” making the Mekong basin the world’s largest inland fishery. …
Linh Tong
