June 10, 2026
For more than two decades, Pai has been at the forefront of campaigns to defend transboundary rivers—particularly the Mekong and Salween—and the rights and livelihoods of riparian communities who depend on them. Before co-founding Rivers and Rights, Pai served as the Southeast Asia campaigns director for International Rivers, where she led cross-border advocacy on transboundary water governance, accountability, and community participation in natural resources.
