TY - BOOK AU - OSBORNE Milton TI - The Mekong: river under threat SN - 9781921004384 (pbk) PY - 2009/// CY - Australia PB - Lowy Inst KW - MEKONG BASIN N2 - Against the pessimistic views outlined in this article perhaps the best that can be hoped for is that once serious consequences begin to become apparent advice can be offered to mitigate the worst effects ofthe developments taking place. Where once it was appropriate to write ofrisks, when assessing the Mekong's future it is now time to write of fundamental threats to the river's current and vital role in all of the countriesof the Lower Mekong Basin ER -