Ranked by how serious they are and how many dam operators they affect.
After the May 2026 forum, we read every operator and regulator presentation and grouped what they said into seven challenges. Each one is scored from 1 to 80. Click any challenge to see the details.
A quick read on the year that just ended. These are the figures everyone at the forum kept coming back to.
Each challenge is scored by multiplying how serious it would be if left alone (1 to 5) by how many of the 16 operators are affected. Maximum score: 80. Click any card to read more.
The weather sets things off. Operational gaps make it worse. Government capacity is the one thing the country can fix that helps everything else. Everything else is the damage.
Sixteen operators presented at Vang Vieng. Click any dam to see capacity, river, and the issues raised.
The four typhoons and the events that followed.
Presented at the forum by the Mekong River Commission Secretariat. To be approved by the National Water Management Committee. Click any step to read the full description.