{"id":20007648,"date":"2014-03-11T17:35:13","date_gmt":"2014-03-11T12:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thethirdpole.net\/?p=7648"},"modified":"2022-05-04T15:30:25","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T10:00:25","slug":"the-uncertain-future-of-the-mekong-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/nature\/the-uncertain-future-of-the-mekong-river\/","title":{"rendered":"The uncertain future of the Mekong River"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/mekong__new14-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-7656 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Screen-Shot-2014-03-11-at-15.11.26-220x300.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-03-11 at 15.11.26\" width=\"116\" height=\"164\" \/><\/a>A compilation of articles from chinadialogue and thethirdpole.net explores the environmental challenges of dam building 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