12 large-scale dams are planned to be built in the Lower Mekong River. One of these, currently the most advanced, is the Xayabury dam. The issues surrounding this dam are getting increasingly controversial and complicated, due in part to potential cross border impacts.
In the Lower Mekong River, local communities have experienced impacts from Mekong dam construction in China for years. In Thailand, civil society calls for action against Xayaburi dam.