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 …

The impacts of hydropower dams in the Mekong River Basin: A review

A Soukhaphon, IG Baird, ZS Hogan - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Mekong River, well known for its aquatic biodiversity, is important to the social, physical,
and economic health of millions living in China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and …

A review of SWAT applications, performance and future needs for simulation of hydro-climatic extremes

ML Tan, PW Gassman, X Yang, J Haywood - Advances in Water Resources, 2020 - Elsevier
Hydro-climatic extremes, such as droughts and floods, have most likely increased due to
climatic change and could lead to severe impacts on socio-economic, structural and …

The changing hydrology of a dammed Amazon

K Timpe, D Kaplan - Science Advances, 2017 - science.org
Developing countries around the world are expanding hydropower to meet growing energy
demand. In the Brazilian Amazon,> 200 dams are planned over the next 30 years, and …

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 …

Designing river flows to improve food security futures in the Lower Mekong Basin

JL Sabo, A Ruhi, GW Holtgrieve, V Elliott, ME Arias… - Science, 2017 - science.org
INTRODUCTION The Mekong River provides renewable energy and food security for a
population of more than 60 million people in six countries: China, Myanmar, Lao PDR …

Opportunities to curb hydrological alterations via dam re-operation in the Mekong

S Galelli, TD Dang, JY Ng, AFMK Chowdhury… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
In rivers around the world, hydropower development has altered the seasonal hydrological
regime, which drives key ecosystem services. Dam re-operation efforts that minimize …

Recent evolution of the Mekong Delta and the impacts of dams

X Li, JP Liu, Y Saito, VL Nguyen - Earth-Science Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
As the world's third largest delta and one of the world's most important biodiversity hotspots,
the Mekong Delta provides both ecological and food security for its inhabitants …

Projections of salt intrusion in a mega-delta under climatic and anthropogenic stressors

S Eslami, P Hoekstra, PSJ Minderhoud… - … Earth & Environment, 2021 - nature.com
Rising temperatures, rapid urbanization and soaring demand for natural resources threaten
deltas worldwide and make them vulnerable to rising seas, subsidence, droughts, floods …

A review of SWAT studies in Southeast Asia: applications, challenges and future directions

ML Tan, PW Gassman, R Srinivasan, JG Arnold… - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model is recognized as one of the top
hydrological models applied for addressing hydrologic and environmental issues. This is the …