Residents living near the Cai Lon River in Hau Giang Province claim that a sugar factory located by the river has been discharging untreated effluent
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Are recovery efforts for the Lao dam collapse failing local communities?
Survivors of last year’s dam collapse in Attapeu, Laos are starting to see compensation from the dam’s developers. But it falls short of their needs.
Jakarta, the fastest-sinking city in the world, Ho Chi Minh city ranked among top 5
Ho Chi Minh City had sunk by half a meter over the past 25 years. Over 60 percent of the southern hub has an elevation of under 1.6 meters, while the highest tide was recorded at 1.72 meters in January 2018.
New Hydropower Developers’ Association to drive sustainability in Myanmar
The MHDA was founded in 2016 as the Hydropower Developers’ Working Group. Initially led by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, with support from the Australian government.
Cambodian sanctuary ravaged by logging
Corruption is fueling widespread destruction of protected forests; Beng Per Sanctuary north of Phnom Penh has lost 60% of its forest
Photo Story: Myanmar’s Chindwin River Basin
Fifty percent of the basin is covered by 14 of the country’s Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs). Only a quarter of this area, however, is classified as protected.