For Mekong Watch and the threatened communities in the region, preserving these stories is integral in the campaign to resist projects that would displace thousands of people living in the Mekong:
Fún Mekong Watch àti àwọn agbègbè ní ìlú náà tí àkóbá ti bá, ìpamọ́ àwọn ìtàn wọ̀nyí ṣe kókó nínú ìpolongo ìkọjú-ìjà sí àwọn iṣẹ́ tí yóò lé ẹgbẹẹgbẹ̀rún olùgbé Mekong kúrò ní ilée wọn: