Industrial maize farming in Myanmar’s Shan State is devastating families and landscapes as well as fuelling ever-increasing levels of transboundary haze, generating urgent calls for serious changes to animal feed supply chains.
Posted inStory / Vietnam
As World’s Deltas Sink, Rising Seas Are Far from Only Culprit
Vietnam can do little about China’s dams, its Mekong Delta Plan includes ending sand mining, restoring mangroves, and reducing shrimp farm expansion in the wetlands to staunch erosion and subsidence.
Posted inStory / Laos
Laos shifts to China equity from loans as party congress starts
China’s rise as the country’s leading lender has been fueled by billions of dollars to finance a building spree of megaprojects, spanning large hydropower dams and economic zones to a flagship high-speed railway.
Posted inStory / Thailand
This Thai village created a tiny fish reserve years ago. Today, it’s thriving
The radical experiment of just 75 households proves that reserves work in freshwater environments too.
Posted inStory / Vietnam
Saline intrusion in Mekong Delta forecast to be severe during Tet
The Mekong Delta – Vietnam’s largest rice, fruit, and seafood producer – has faced severe saltwater intrusion during recent dry seasons.
Posted inStory / Thailand
Thailand Unhappy About China-Funded Laos Dam
The deputy governor of Loei Province, which is immediately downstream of the site, has voiced local concerns that the impact of the dam could be even more significant than that already felt by the Xayaburi dam, despite it being considerably further upstream.
Posted inOpinion / Opinion
Mekong River Being ‘Dammed’ with Uncertainty by China and Laos
But the current direction of development shows that regional decision-makers do not acknowledge the broader value of the river, ignoring other users of this shared resource.
Posted inStory / Cambodia
Cambodia discovers long lost eel species
It is commonly found in the Mekong basin in southern Cambodia and Vietnam as well as in Western Indo Pacific, he added.
Posted inStory / Vietnam
Mega irrigation system to help Mekong Delta tackle drought, salinity
It would combine with a coastal dam in the region to combat climate change, rising sea levels and flooding, as well as help develop infrastructure for road transport.
Posted inStory / Vietnam
New highways, bridges set to ease gridlock in Mekong Delta
Several major transport projects that have been completed will ease traffic overload on many of the Mekong Delta’s roads and bridges during the Lunar New Year.