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 …

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 …

Response of streamflow and sediment variability to cascade dam development and climate change in the Sai Gon Dong Nai River basin

BQ Nguyen, D Van Binh, TND Tran, SA Kantoush… - Climate Dynamics, 2024 - Springer
Future changes in streamflow and sediment, influenced by anthropogenic activities and
climate change, have a crucial role in watershed management. This study aimed to quantify …

Responding to rising sea levels in the Mekong Delta

A Smajgl, TQ Toan, DK Nhan, J Ward, NH Trung… - Nature Climate …, 2015 - nature.com
Vietnamese communities in the Mekong Delta are faced with the substantial impacts of
rising sea levels and salinity intrusion. The construction of embankments and dykes has …

Changing sediment budget of the Mekong: Cumulative threats and management strategies for a large river basin

GM Kondolf, RJP Schmitt, P Carling, S Darby… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Two decades after the construction of the first major dam, the Mekong basin and its six
riparian countries have seen rapid economic growth and development of the river system …

Dams on the Mekong: Cumulative sediment starvation

GM Kondolf, ZK Rubin, JT Minear - Water Resources Research, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Mekong River, largely undeveloped prior to 1990, is undergoing rapid dam
construction. Seven dams are under construction on the mainstem in China and 133 …

Tidal amplification and salt intrusion in the Mekong Delta driven by anthropogenic sediment starvation

S Eslami, P Hoekstra, N Nguyen Trung… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Natural resources of the Mekong River are essential to livelihood of tens of millions of
people. Previous studies highlighted that upstream hydro-infrastructure developments …

Changes to long-term discharge and sediment loads in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta caused by upstream dams

D Van Binh, S Kantoush, T Sumi - Geomorphology, 2020 - Elsevier
The discharge and sediment loads of the Mekong River (MR) have been significantly altered
because of natural processes and anthropogenic activities. We examined the impacts of …

Fluvial sediment supply to a mega-delta reduced by shifting tropical-cyclone activity

SE Darby, CR Hackney, J Leyland, M Kummu, H Lauri… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
The world's rivers deliver 19 billion tonnes of sediment to the coastal zone annually, with a
considerable fraction being sequestered in large deltas, home to over 500 million people …

The relation between land use and subsidence in the Vietnamese Mekong delta

PSJ Minderhoud, L Coumou, LE Erban… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The Vietnamese Mekong delta is subsiding due to a combination of natural and
human-induced causes. Over the past several decades, large-scale anthropogenic land-use …