Opposition to a planned $3 billion coal-fired power plant in eastern Myanmar is highlighting the challenges facing ’s government in crafting a coherent energy policy in one of Asia’s poorest and most electricity-starved countries.
Tag: sustainable development
Millions donated for Prey Lang conservation
USAID awarded $21 million to improve nature conservation and strengthen sustainable development in the Prey Lang region.
Mekong River faces a damming issue
Community-based tourism is starting to become popular and the Mekong River plays an important role, but dam building could prove harmful to the sector.
Investing in the energy transition
Technology to address the health and environmental issues associated with cooking with wood and charcoal has been developed in Cambodia.
Code of conduct for the Mekong
The code should include three main components: confidence building measures, preventive diplomacy and dispute settlement mechanisms.
Mekong River conference hears of determination to work with LMC
Sustainability key as two bodies discuss future management of vital waterway.
Six decades of water cooperation puts Mekong basin on track to achieve SDGs
Steady as she goes, says MRC’s Chief Executive, to achieve sustainable development along the Mekong.
Woman’s sustainable farming struggles against industrial encroachment
Women’s vision for agriculture development is so far falling flat with those implementing Thailand’s flagship EEC development project
Women’s sustainable coastal management struggle against EEC port expansion
Women’s efforts to restore and sustain fisheries and communities near Thailand’s Laem Chabang deep sea port are in an uphill battle to survive
Measures sought for sustainable development in Mekong River basin
Representatives from 17 cities and provinces of the Mekong Delta and Central Highlands gathered in Pleiku city, Gia Lai province, on March 14 to seek ways for sustainable development of the Mekong Basin