Stimson Center Southeast Asia Program

04/21/2026

Interested in learning more about how hydropower in the Mekong river system is impacting the flooded forest in Cambodia? Join experts Brian Eyler, Regan Kwan, Jake Brunner, and Katie Bimson on April 27th for an in-depth discussion on the impacts on ecology, livelihoods, & regional stability! This event launches a new report exploring how upstream dams have fundamentally altered dry‑season river flows, driving widespread forest die‑off and erosion in a system that depends on seasonal low water to survive.

RSVP here: https://www.stimson.org/event/engineering-the-mekong-how-upstream-dams-are-reshaping-cambodias-flooded-forest/

06/22/2022

Webinar: Where's the Water? Mekong Wet Season 2022. Monday June 27 9:00-10:15am EDT | 20:00-21:15pm ICT

2022’s dry season has ended and the river experienced both higher than normal dry season rainfall and severe shocks from upstream dam releases. The unusual dry season rains and dam releases have made the river level abnormally high at the start of the Mekong wet season. Does this help or hurt the Mekong and its communities?

Join the Mekong Dam Monitor team and discussants to explore the answer to this question.

This webinar will also use data and information collected from communities in the Mekong to answer the following questions:

How did dams impact the Mekong during the 2022 dry season?

What is the status of the Mekong’s wet season flood pulse and how does this affect local communities and fisheries?

What can be done to alleviate the impacts of dams and other harmful impacts to the health of the river?

Simultaneous translation will be available for 6 local Mekong languages (Burmese, Chinese, Khmer, Lao, Thai, Vietnamese)

As the Mekong transitions into the 2022 wet season, river levels are abnormally high. Join this discussion about how this impacts the Mekong and its communities.