Mekong River is one of Asia’s most important transboundary rivers. It flows 4,909 km through six countries: China, Myanmar, Thailand, Lao PDR, Cambodia, and Viet Nam.
Due to its seasonal variation in water level and the range of wetland habitats, the river is rich in biodiversity and productivity. The ecosystems supported by the river is fundamental to the viability of natural resource-based rural livelihoods of a population of 60 million people living in the Lower Mekong Basin.
Vientiane, Laos
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A family set off in their fishing boat on the Mekong in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Fisherman netfishing near the Tonle Sap Lake (water inflow from the Mekong during dry season)
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