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Table of contentsPreface ............................................................................................................................................xiAcknowledgements ....................................................................................................................... xiiiAcronyms and abbreviations.......................................................................................................... xv1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 12. Physical landforms of the Mekong Basin......................................................................71. Lancang River Basin .......................................................................................................... 92. Northern Highlands ........................................................................................................... 103. Korat Plateau .................................................................................................................... 104. Eastern Highlands ............................................................................................................. 105. Lowlands .......................................................................................................................... 106. Southern Uplands ............................................................................................................... 113. Water in the Mekong Basin ............................................................................................... 131. Climate .............................................................................................................................. 132. Annual runoff .................................................................................................................... 163. Seasonal runoff patterns ................................................................................................... 174. Water quality ..................................................................................................................... 235. Trends in water quality ..................................................................................................... 244. Biota of the Lower Mekong Basin .................................................................................... 291. Vegetation ......................................................................................................................... 292. Vertebrate fauna ............................................................................................................... 303. Invertebrates ..................................................................................................................... 335. Peoples of the Mekong ....................................................................................................... 391. Demographics in the Lower Mekong Basin ..................................................................... 401.1 Where people live....................................................................................................... 401.2 Ethnic diversity in the Mekong Region ....................................................................... 431.3 Individual and household characteristics of people in the LMB ................................. 441.4 People’s movements in the basin ............................................................................... 461.5 Population dynamics and growth ................................................................................ 472. Social development in the Mekong Region ....................................................................... 482.1 Indices of human development ................................................................................... 492.2 People’s health ........................................................................................................... 502.3 Literacy and educational achievement ....................................................................... 542.4 Access to water, sanitation and electricity ................................................................. 573. Livelihoods, income and poverty in the Mekong Region .................................................. 593.1 Rural livelihoods ......................................................................................................... 593.2 Employment and incomes........................................................................................... 613.3 Dimensions of poverty in the Mekong Region ........................................................... 654. Conclusions ....................................................................................................................... 70iii