Ten villagers have been injured by police who fired rubber bullets at them for blocking a roadway to a controversial Chinese-run Wanbao copper mine.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Decision-Makers Must Recognize Irreversible Impacts of Dams on Mekong River and People’s Lives
International Rivers believes that recent comments attributed in the media to the CEO of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) raise serious concerns about the role and positioning of the MRC Secretariat and the future of decision-making over hydropower development in the Mekong.
Green growth: not as expensive as you think
A green economy does not mean a major trade-off between growth and sustainability, Tomaso Andreatta, chairman of EuroCham Green Growth Sector Committee insists.
Hydropower threatens peace in Myanmar — but it doesn’t have to
Dialogue, transparency and foreign support could help rebuild local trust
Mekong Delta sinks into the sea
The Mekong Delta is sinking 2.5cm every year because of ground water extraction and unreasonable planning and constructions on the surface.
B. Grimm Power allots B1.8bn for Laos 8 hydropower plants planned in country
B.Grimm Power Co, a unit of B.Grimm Group, plans to invest 17 billion baht in 2017-18, including for the development of hydropower in neighbouring Laos.
Dam blamed as dolphins vanish
The last remaining Irrawaddy dolphins have stopped coming to a stretch of the Mekong river in Preah Rumkel commune due to the Don Sahong hydropower dam in nearby Laos, locals have warned.
The Dawei development dream left high and dry
Mining in Myanmar’s industrial zone has flooded villages with problems, leading to demands that Thai investors show accountability
Cambodia’s Sambor Dam Plans Causes Controversy as Public Left in the Dark
The Cambodian government has signaled its commitment to the hydroelectric project, but little information has been made available.
U.S. Embassy in Burma recognizes women environmental leaders in Myanmar
Two members of the Regional Technical Working Group on EIA were selected to receive Women of Change Award by the U.S. Embassy in Burma, intended to recognize outstanding women in Myanmar who have made significant impacts and lasting contributions to their communities.