Thailand hopes to help its drought-affected farmers by “using” water from the Mekong, but those downstream may be adversely affected Thailand has begun pumping water from the Mekong River into drought-affected areas in the northeast of the country in a move that could have severe impacts for countries downstream. At present, three pumps, each of them capable of pumping 12,000 litres per second from the river, are in operation. Thailand is experiencing its worst dry spell in ten years, and […]
