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 …

[HTML][HTML] Human-induced alterations to land use and climate and their responses for hydrology and water management in the Mekong River Basin

V Sridhar, H Kang, SA Ali - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
The Mekong River Basin (MRB) is one of the significant river basins in the world. For political
and economic reasons, it has remained mostly in its natural condition. However, with …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

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 …

Assessment of hydrological changes in the lower Mekong Basin from Basin‐Wide development scenarios

T Piman, T Lennaerts, P Southalack - Hydrological Processes, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The Mekong is one of the world's great rivers. It has the greatest mean annual flow in the
world for a river basin of comparable size. The flow regime, with very distinct wet and dry …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term alterations of flow regimes of the Mekong River and adaptation strategies for the Vietnamese Mekong Delta

D Van Binh, SA Kantoush, M Saber, NP Mai… - Journal of Hydrology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Study region The Mekong basin, where climate change and anthropogenic
interventions (eg, dams, sand mining, and sluice gates) have intensified in the recent …

River discharge and water level changes in the Mekong River: Droughts in an era of mega‐dams

XX Lu, SDX Chua - Hydrological Processes, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
While 1992 marked the first major dam–Manwan–on the main stem of the Mekong River, the
post‐2010 era has seen the construction and operationalisation of mega dams such as …

Downstream hydrological impacts of hydropower development in the Upper Mekong Basin

TA Räsänen, J Koponen, H Lauri, M Kummu - Water Resources …, 2012 - Springer
Abstract The Mekong River Basin in Southeast Asia is experiencing extensive hydropower
development. Concerns have been raised about the consequences of the development for …

[PDF][PDF] Mekong river basin water resources assessment: Impacts of climate change

J Eastham, F Mpelasoka, M Mainuddin… - Water for a Healthy …, 2008 - academia.edu
This study investigates how the climate is likely to change in the Mekong Basin by 2030, and
quantifies the uncertainty around future climate projections. It provides a preliminary …