Hydropolityka w regionie dolnego biegu rzeki Mekong. Owocna współpraca czy kruchy sojusz państw indochińskich?
Hydropolitics of the Lower Mekong basin: fruitful cooperation or fragile alliance of the Indochinese States?

Summary/Abstract: The Mekong River which runs through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam creates basin where more than 70 million people live. Situation in this region has great influence on agriculture and fishery, particularly in the last four aforementioned countries. Therefore those states has been cooperating with each other over the water resources since the 1950s. Nowadays, attention is focused on hydroenergy. Despite the fact that growing number of hydropower plants poses a threat for the environment, the Lower Mekong Basin countries, like Laos and Cambodia, are planning to exploit their hydropower potential. The main purpose of this article is to analyze hydropolitical relations between the LMB states, especially in the face of new challenges like functioning of hydroelectric power stations in China and development of water energy potential of the Indochinese Peninsula. Paper gives an answer whether factors listed above foster cooperation among the LMB states or create potential sources of conflicts between those countries.

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