Myanmar wants to purchase about 300-400MW of power, but that will depend on the results of the feasibility study.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Cambodia parliament passes draft law on forestry
The National Assembly yesterday approved a draft law adopting the policies of the Asian Forest Cooperation Organisation, meaning that the Kingdom could soon become the organisation’s newest member country.
Lao Banana Workers Sickened by Chemicals Used on Farms
Lao workers at Chinese-operated banana plantations are falling ill in large numbers from exposure to chemicals used on the farms, with many suffering from respiratory or liver problems.
The real cost of Myanmar’s electricity
Myanmar has some of the lowest electricity rates in the world. However, connecting and supplying power to the millions of people who will drive Myanmar’s development is a huge endeavor.
NGOs push climate change agenda
NGO’s say Cambodia should pay more attention to climate change issues, noting that it is more susceptible to it’s impacts than most Asian countries.
Rural poor squeezed by land concessions in Mekong region: report
Companies acquired concessions amounting to the size of a small European country, while rural Mekong residents saw their landholdings shrink or disappear over the past two decades.
Time for Myanmar to beat plastic pollution
Myanmar can solve its plastic pollution problem. It starts with reducing personal use of single use plastic and switching to alternatives
Farming in transition: How smallholder farms in the Mekong could thrive amid a changing landscape
Much of a smallholder farmer’s resources are already found in the farm. The key is knowing how to efficiently use and recycle them so that nothing is ever wasted
Vietnam Is Following China in its Economic Development
Vietnam is imitating China in its efforts to grow economically and lags its larger neighbor only by about a decade, experts say.
Six Mekong nations call for accelerated action to eliminate malaria before 2030
Sign joint Ministerial Call for Action at the World Health Assembly in Geneva to strengthen tracking and reporting