Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Climate-Change-Impacts-Mekong-River-27MZIFU7Z3K.htmlConceptually similarClimate Change Impacts Mekong RiverGP0PUPCompleted★★★★Climate Change Impacts Mekong RiverGP0IY0Completed★★★★★★Climate Change Impacts Mekong RiverGP0FW8Completed★★★★★★★Climate Change Impacts Mekong RiverGP0QW0Completed★★★★Climate Change Impacts Mekong RiverGP0JHFCompleted★★★★Mekong Drought DocumentationGP020BRCompleted★★★★Mekong Drought DocumentationGP020BSCompleted★★★★Mekong Drought DocumentationGP020BTCompleted★★★★Mekong Drought DocumentationGP020BUCompleted★★★★View AllGP0KGKClimate Change Impacts Mekong RiverA woman gathers plants along the banks of the Mekong River while a child plays in the background. Water levels of the mighty Mekong River have dropped drastically due to drought-like conditions and damming upstream. The drop disrupts the region’s water supply, transport routes, and the livelihood of communities in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicts that more than one billion people will face water shortages due to climate change.Locations:Chiang Khong-Chiang Rai-Southeast Asia-ThailandDate:27 Mar, 2007Credit:© Greenpeace / Vinai DithajohnMaximum size:3000px X 2000pxKeywords:Children-Climate (campaign title)-Day-Drought-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Outdoors-Playing (activity)-Rivers-Two people-WomenShoot:Climate Change Impacts Mekong RiverWater levels of the Mekong River have dropped drastically due to drought-like conditions and damming upstream, disrupting water supply, transport route, and livelihood of communities in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicts that more than 1 billion people will face water shortages due to climate change.
