ICCF US Congressional Staff Briefing - Mekong Tipping Point: Dams, Security, and Stability
ICCF US Congressional Staff Briefing - Mekong Tipping Point: Dams, Security, and Stability
Date
2010-11-09
Time
4:00 - 4:45PM
Location
Rm 122, Canon House Office Building
This briefing will highlight the importance of the MekongRiver
for food, water, health, and regional security. The Lower
Mekong currently is the world’s most productive inland fishery.
The MekongRiver is the lifeblood of tens of
millions of people, who in some countries depend on the river and its fisheries
for up to 80 percent of their food supply and animal protein. Combined
environmental pressures and increased dam development along the Mekong paint a
complicated picture, where energy development for China
and other SE Asian countries could put food security at risk, especially in Vietnam and Cambodia.
ICCF partner Conservation International’s Dr. Tracy Farrell will
explain the conservation needs of Cambodia, while detailing the
crises and opportunities related to water and food security. Dr. Richard P.
Cronin and Timothy Hamlin of the StimsonCenter will present
findings and policy implications from their new report, “Mekong Tipping Point:
Hydropower Dams, Human Security, and Regional Stability.” The StimsonCenter
has focused on raising the profile of both the human security and regional
peace and stability threats driven by Mekong dam
development.
