'Buying' Mekong water from China a farfetched scheme

Kenh Lap, the Mekong Delta's largest reservoir, in Ben Tre Province, dry and parched in April 2020. Photo by VnExpress/Hoang Nam

Several researchers have reacted with skepticism and criticism to American experts' suggestions of Mekong downstream countries paying China for water to avoid drought.

Some said it was not just impractical but also something that would set a "bad precedent."

In mid-February, American experts, Alan Basist, Mekong Dam Monitor Co-Lead, and Brian Eyler, Southeast Asia Program Director, Stimson Center, had suggested at the virtual event "Where's the Water: Mekong Dry Season 2022" hosted by the Stimson that countries in the Lower Mekong should try to reach an agreement to pay China for water releases during times of crises like droughts.

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