​Source: mmtimes, 26th October2017

How many different ways can you measure a river? By its length and how many countries it passes through? The volume of water flowing along its course? The number of species it supports?

Perhaps the most important – and largely overlooked – measure of a river is its value to the economy and wellbeing of a nation, a region, and its people. Simply put, large healthy, productive rivers like the Mekong and Ayeyarwady are unifying geographic features that serve as economic juggernauts, essential to long term growth and in maintaining the quality of life for millions of people.

Link: https://www.mmtimes.com/news/rivers-are-invaluable-south-east-asia.html