A Missing Pillar in Mekong Sustainability Strategy By Mehmet Enes Beşer Southeast Asia’s most lifeblood river, the Mekong, is being confronted with increasingly intense ecological and geopolitical stresses. Hydropower dams, especially on the upper Mekong, have controlled its flow, disturbed ecosystems, and compromised the food and water security of millions. Vietnam, located at the river’s delta and therefore most vulnerable ...