Flooding in the Mekong Region: Are We Moving into an Era of Unnatural Disasters?

The Mekong Region has been affected by substantial flooding over the past few months. Only now, the scale of this regional disaster is beginning to come into focus, with many pieces of the puzzle still missing. The floods have had devestating impacts across the Lower Mekong Basin; hundreds are dead, crops and livelihoods destroyed, economic growth has stalled and prices have risen all around the world as a result of these events. It is estimated that almost 1.8 million people have been affected. (…)

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