Project

Mekong Policy Project

Addressing the regional environmental and social impacts along the Mekong River to improve food security, stability and cross-country relations.

About the Project

As a biodiversity hotspot that is home to more than 60 million people, the Lower Mekong River Basin plays a vital role as the region’s “rice bowl,” the world’s largest freshwater fishery and provider of livelihoods. Stimson’s Mekong Policy Project interacts with a wide range of local and international NGOs, government departments, and academic institutions in addressing environmental, political, and economic challenges in the region.

We lead the discourse on transboundary effects of hydropower dams along the Mekong River, the basin’s significant impacts on regional relations, and the future of water and energy collaboration among a crowded field of regional development frameworks.

Project Team

Brian Eyler Brian Eyler Senior Fellow and Director, Southeast Asia and Energy, Water, & Sustainability Programs Courtney Weatherby Courtney Weatherby Fellow and Deputy Director, Southeast Asia and Energy, Water, & Sustainability Programs Regan Kwan Regan Kwan Research Analyst, Southeast Asia and Energy, Water, & Sustainability Programs Richard Cronin Richard Cronin Distinguished Fellow

Richard Cronin

Distinguished Fellow

Brian Eyler

Senior Fellow and Director, Southeast Asia and Energy, Water, & Sustainability Programs

Regan Kwan

Research Analyst, Southeast Asia and Energy, Water, & Sustainability Programs

Courtney Weatherby

Fellow and Deputy Director, Southeast Asia and Energy, Water, & Sustainability Programs

Research & Writing

Recent Publications

Sub-Projects

There are no subprojects associated with this project.