Thai people living along the Mekong River are advocating an international law to protect the environment and human rights regarding international investments in the river basin
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Organic tourism: but what of the farms, farmers and ecology it relies on?
The ADB is featuring organic food as a new type of tourism in the GMS, while farmers themselves are suffering, as is the ecology many of these tourists want to experience.
China ‘ready to amend’ Mekong plan
China acknowledges concerns about the impacts on people’s livelihoods of its rapid-blasting, Mekong channelization project–may amend/cancel the project.
Cambodia’s fisheries at risk due to hydropower development on Mekong, MRC warns
Hydropower development will likely deal a serious economic blow to Cambodia, with dire outlooks for its fisheries and rice outputs predicts Mekong River Commission (MRC).
Muddying the Mekong: balancing sediment and sustainable development
If all the dams currently proposed for the lower Mekong basin are developed, sediment load reaching the delta will fall to 4% of current levels
Experts slam Vietnam air pollution
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is repeatedly issuing warnings that Vietnam is among the most air-polluted countries in the Asia-Pacific region say experts
Scientists discover 115 new species in Greater Mekong Region: WWF report
A beautifully colored frog, two mole species found by a team of Vietnamese and Russian scientists, and a fish from Cambodia with a long body and bold stripes…
Yangon’s railroad to nowhere
A railway between Yangon and Pathein that was completed in 2015 but never officially opened is symptomatic of the expensive planning mistakes of the military junta.
Most workers in manufacturing in danger of being eliminated
74% of manufacturing workers in Vietnam are expected to lose their jobs because of the impact of the fourth industrial revolution–highest in ASEAN
Thailand’s Urban Planning: a Weapon against the Poor
The downtrodden of Thailand’s cities are being driven out of the city in the name of condos and infrastructure.