Farmers need new skills, technology and research to become international
January 27, 2020
“Rice alone one is not sustaining their lives. They need to start to think of other agriculture products, such as cassava, cashew nuts and other crops.”
Drought, deluge, disease: How should the natural rubber industry respond to climate change?
January 27, 2020
Rubber growers can boost resilience by adopting better cultivation methods, but will need more support.
For Vietnamese minority communities, climate change isn’t coming; it’s here
January 27, 2020
Vietnamese minority communities, particularly minority women, are at the forefront of the climate crisis. They are developing their own coping strategies to deal with extreme weather.
HSBC exits Vinh Tan 3 coal power project in Vietnam
January 26, 2020
The London-based bank’s cancellation of its role as financial advisor for the 1,980-megawatt Vinh Tan 3 coal power plant in Vietnam marks the latest move by a major international lender against coal.
Sinking predicted for Mekong Delta region
January 25, 2020
The decreasing alluvia sedimentation loads of the Mekong River as a result of upstream dam building, together with the excessive sand mining downstream in the delta, is seen as a major driver.
The Sambor Dam: How China’s Breach of Customary International Law Will Affect the Future of the Mekong River Basin
Belt and RoadJanuary 25, 2020
The LMC has provided China and Cambodia with the opportunity to bypass obligations and bilaterally construct the Sambor Dam in Cambodia.
Mekong Development
China’s dams isolate Asian elephants
January 25, 2020
Asia’s sinking cities need ‘Great Sea Walls’
January 24, 2020
River deltas are changing shape
January 23, 2020
Laos host green development meeting for Mekong countries
January 23, 2020
Promoting biodiversity-friendly trade in the Mekong region
January 22, 2020
Cambodia
Cambodia rice crisis signals deeper economic rot
January 24, 2020
Gov’t slams NGO over 2019 corruption report
January 27, 2020
Diversification is critical for Cambodia’s economic growth
January 24, 2020
Increase in carbon credit sales sought
January 23, 2020
Laos
World Bank Again Classifies Laos as Lower-Middle-Income Economy
January 27, 2020
Lao Government Allows Tree Felling Near Site of Dam Collapse
January 24, 2020
Laos approves Hin Nam No national park
January 22, 2020
Myanmar
Thailand
Thai protesters demand action as air pollution clouds Bangkok
January 24, 2020
Plan to divert water called impractical
January 27, 2020
Water, weather raise questions of government competence
January 24, 2020
Thailand’s Environment Board to Release New Anti-Smog Measures
January 23, 2020
Thailand’s bungling govt is losing the PM2.5 war
January 23, 2020
Vietnam
New solar power prices not incentive enough
January 24, 2020
Saltwater intrusion in Mekong Delta to ease by April
January 23, 2020
Photo essay: Southeast Asia's hardest year for dengue LAURE SIEGEL, PHOTOS BY LUKE DUGGLEBY
Beyond the tipping point: The political inversion layer fueling Thailand’s air pollution crisis SUPITA ROENGJIT
Pollution paralysis: Thailand’s structural inability to clean up its air SUPITA ROENGJIT
Curbing Southeast Asia’s transboundary haze: Corporate accountability the missing piece RATTANSIRI KITTIKONGNAPANG
