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limate change adds a new dimension to Laos’ UXO challenges
Limited resources to rapidly respond to the unexploded ordnance crises that emerge as a result of natural disasters, such as flooding, that are becoming more frequent due to climate change.
Thailand’s ‘wicked’ development trap
Can’t compete with neighbouring Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam on wages and input costs nor catch up with countries in the region that possess more advanced innovation and skilled workers.
Drought, poor rice harvest signs of climate change in Southeast Asia
Not even Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, long regarded as the nation’s “Rice Bowl,” is immune from the effects of global warming.
In Cambodia, sand mining is big business — but it comes at a price
The country relies upon the Mekong River for commerce and transportation, but extensive dredging to harvest sand is fundamentally changing its ecosystem and eroding its banks.