Asia's Great Rivers：AFP looks at how climate change, pollution, geopolitics, and mismanagement threaten the waterways that billions rely on.

AFP Special Report - Asia's Great Rivers.

Ninety-seven kilometres of rocks stand between China and dominance over the Mekong, a mighty river that feeds millions in Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.

China has long wanted to dredge the riverbed in northern Thailand to open passage for massive cargo ships -- and potentially military vessels.

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Special Report - Asia's Great Rivers

AFP looks at how climate change, pollution, geopolitics, and mismanagement threaten the waterways that billions rely on.

Full story: http://u.afp.com/3kZa

📸 Yangtze, China; Black Shisper glacier that fees the Indus River, Pakistan; Mekong, Thailand; Brahmaputra, India