Category: Mekong
Doubling Adaptation Finance Can Be An Opportunity for the Mekong’s Poorest
Every country in the Lancang-Mekong region is facing increased climate risks, including more frequent and more severe instances of floods and drought. A new report by the Mekong River Commission, released in October 2021, warns that food supply and livelihoods of the poorest people in the Mekong River Basin are being threatened by climate change. […]
Why has illegal logging increased in the Greater Mekong?
Some countries, like Vietnam and Thailand, have successfully managed the transition to wood processing. But Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos continue to struggle with implementing and enforcing forest laws.
Under the shadow of China’s mega dams, millions in Southeast Asia face a fight for survival
China plans to build the world’s biggest dam in its bid to become carbon-neutral by 2060. But its hydropower ambitions are already having an adverse effect on the rivers and livelihoods of downstream communities, the programme Insight finds out.
Tigers, jaguars under threat from tropical hydropower projects: Study
The flooding of land for hydroelectric dams has affected more than one-fifth of the world’s tigers and one in two hundred jaguars.
Joint action crucial for Mekong-Lancang river countries to overcome challenges: Vietnamese Minister
Only through joint and timely actions can the countries of the Mekong-Lancang river basin overcome the current challenges to protect common prosperity and culture, stated the Vietnamese Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Trần Hồng Hà.
South East Asian consumers want brands to fight climate change and social issues
Consumers in South East Asia want businesses to address climate change concerns, reflect their values, and speak out on social issues.
6 countries vow water cooperation
Lancang-Mekong River countries have vowed strengthened cooperation on water resources management as they forge ahead to cope with common challenges in the basin, including drought caused by climate change.