Thai Foreign Minister lauds China and Laos for releasing water from the Jinghong and Xayaburi dams to help relieve the drought crisis in the Mekong Basin.
Category: Thailand
Damming Isan’s last river for cash
The Songkhram River, the last river with a slight semblance of natural flow and connectivity with the Mekong River, is threatened by one of the least transparent bureaucracies, the Royal Irrigation Department.
Calls for suspension of EEC city plan
A group of residents is urging Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to suspend a city plan being mulled for development of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project, saying it lacks local input.
Researchers warn of ‘unexpected implications’ as climate risks converge
One issue the paper notes is that aquaculture’s explosive growth, particularly in Thailand and Vietnam, threatens its own future viability.
More water now being released into downstream Mekong River
China releases more water into downstream Mekong River