Civil society fears that the AIIB, far from providing developing countries a different development and financing paradigm, is on its way to supporting existing development models that do nothing to assist developing countries.
Category: Mekong
Fishing Communities Voice Concerns Over Laos Dam as Consultation Ends
The $2.3 billion project will be located about 1,500 kilometers from the Cambodia-Laos border and is expected to be completed in 2024.
Ministry identifies eight causes behind landslides in Mekong Delta
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s (MARD) report on the cause of landslides in the Mekong Delta has pointed out eight reasons, but scientists say the report is too vague, making it difficult to find reasonable solutions.
The War on Southeast Asia’s Natural Environment
Southeast Asia’s infrastructure boom threatens to destroy the few remaining wilderness sanctuaries in the region.
The Batteries Are Coming, Are Energy Planners Paying Attention?
Consumers and commercial enterprise are already getting in the game. It’s time for utilities to join them.
Mekong subregion shapes up for tourism influx
Infrastructure and services demand seen rising sharply
Upstream Projects Risk Mekong Delta Disaster
FEARS are rising in the Mekong Delta in southern Vietnam about food and social insecurity caused by hydropower dams and water-diversion projects planned or already started further upstream.
State agencies face legal dispute over Pak Beng dam
CITIZENS from eight Thai provinces along the Mekong River are suing state agencies because they claim there was inadequate public participation in planning for the Pak Beng hydropower dam, which is being built by Laos.
Laos provides clarifications on Mekong dam to river commission
The Lao government on Thursday provided clarifications and further information on major concerns about its Pak Beng dam.
Regional cooperation ‘key’ to Mekong projects
As nations in the Greater Mekong Subregion suffer a rise in water shortages and salinity intrusion, governments need to cooperate in order to safeguard the livelihood of residents in the river basin and their diverse cultures, experts said.