Provide evidenced-based data to counter inaccurate statements about the condition and operation of dams and reservoirs and water flow in the Mekong Basin.Increase knowledge of the benefits of natural river flow, improving opportunities for broad conservation of the Mekong’s natural resource provisions and greatly reducing risks to ecological breakdown in the Mekong.
Increase capacity to anticipate environmental and social impacts of dam operations.Strengthen capacity among stakeholders to apply independent quantitative measurements of expected natural water flow in the upper river basin increasing their capacity for negotiation, transboundary river governance, and autonomous decision making.Ongoing, transparent, and evidence-based monitoring of Mekong mainstream and major tributary dam operations and downstream hydrological impacts (alterations to hydrological flow).Descriptive data on all dams and reservoirs planned, under construction, and completed in the Mekong Basin (500+).Maps and data to show variations in surface wetness, temperature, snow-cover and precipitation for the entirety of the Mekong basin.Visualization of natural flow model data compared to two Mekong River Commission gauges at Chiang Saen, Thailand and Vientiane, Laos.High resolution images and hydrological analysis of four key downstream impact areas of interest.Weekly visualization and analysis of China’s 11 dam cascade on the upper Mekong.Weekly reservoir level (meters above sea level) readings and operation curves of those dams.Weekly updates of high-resolution satellite images (10-meter Sentinel imagery) of all 13 completed dams and reservoirs on the Mekong mainstream in addition to 13 tributary dams with power generation capacities greater than 200 MW.
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