MRC Secretariat Chief Dr. Anoulak Kittikhoun speaking before invited guests. - Laotian Times
VIENTIANE, April 17: Mekong River Commission Secretariat CEO Dr Anoulak Kittikhoun sounded the alarm about the unprecedented challenge now facing the river on “Mekong Day”, reports Laotian Times.
In his speech to mark the river’s own day, Dr Anoulak spoke about the health and “unprecedented challenge” now facing South-East Asia’s largest waterway after four straight years of low-flow and unsustainable development activities that have ravaged the region’s wetlands and the livelihoods for millions.
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