As Vietnam reels from the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi, including prolonged power outages, severe damage to roads and bridges and the forced evacuation of over 100,000 people, the realities of climate change loom large. Rising sea levels threaten to submerge parts of the Mekong Delta, Vietnam’s rice bowl. Saltwater intrusion is already destroying croplands, while […]
Author Archives: Maureen Harris
Maureen Harris is the Southeast Asia program director for International Rivers, a global human rights and environmental NGO working to defend the rights of rivers and communities that depend on them. Her work is focused on Southeast Asia’s important transboundary river basins, including the Mekong and the Salween.
