Damming rivers to generate hydropower can help mitigate the world's energy crisis and
reduce the risk of global climate change; however, damming can also produce enormous …

The great river systems originating from the Tibetan Plateau are pivotal for the wellbeing of
more than half the global population. Our understanding of historical ranges and future …

China is A sia's most important upstream riparian country, sharing 110 rivers and lakes with
18 downstream countries. Consequently, C hina's management of transboundary water …

The Mekong flows north to south, through six countries in south–east Asia. Many studies have
concentrated on fish and fisheries in the Lower Mekong, which has been identified as one …

The PR China has been very fast developing its energy sector in order to sustain its impressive
economic growth. China's installed hydropower capacity is not only the highest in the …

This paper applies the tool of social impact assessment (SIA) to understand the effects of
large dam projects on human communities. We draw upon data from two recent SIA projects: …

Lower Mekong Basin (LMB) experiences a recurrent drought phenomenon. However, few
studies have focused on drought monitoring in this region due to lack of ground observations. …

ABSTRACT This study investigated spatial and temporal variations of extreme precipitation
over Yunnan Province during 1960-2012. On the basis of a dataset from 120 meteorological …

Gridded precipitation products have the advantages of wide spatial coverage and high
spatiotemporal resolution compared to conventional rain-gauge data, and have been extensively …

Satellite-based products with high spatial and temporal resolution provide useful precipitation
information for data-sparse or ungauged large-scale watersheds. In the Lower Lancang-…