At the Myitsone dam in Myanmar, Chinese investors faced the worst-case scenario, locking in funds indefinitely after the dam was suspended on environmental grounds.
Category: Mekong
NASA Satellites show Mekong Changes From Brown To Green
Very problematic for people who rely on the Mekong because the high algae concentration has been clogging fishing nets and making it difficult to fish.
How China is choking the Mekong
The reality that has unfolded over the past ten years, however, has been more dire than residents could have ever imagined.
Drought, deluge, disease: How should the natural rubber industry respond to climate change?
Rubber growers can boost resilience by adopting better cultivation methods, but will need more support.
China’s dams isolate Asian elephants
No elephants have crossed the Mekong in the past decade, and movement routes and gene flow of Asian elephants living on either side have been blocked by a Chinese reservoir.
Asia’s sinking cities need ‘Great Sea Walls’
Take Vietnam, Climate Central estimates that the lower third of the country will be submerged by 2050, displacing 20 million people.
River deltas are changing shape
Modelling reveals how the impacts of human development have altered the shape of river deltas like the Mekong around the world
Laos host green development meeting for Mekong countries
Representatives from Mekong countries met in Vientiane to discuss green growth strategies and draft a Green and Sustainable Agriculture Strategic Framework (GSASF)
Promoting biodiversity-friendly trade in the Mekong region
UNCTAD recently brought together representatives of governments, intergovernmental organizations, the private sector and civil society to discuss developments in BioTrade in Viet Nam, Laos and Myanmar.
Lao dam impact on dolphin migration highlighted
Officials and communities are concerned about the impact of Laos’ Don Sahong hydropower dam on the endangered Irrawaddy dolphin population in the downstream Mekong River.