Plan to develop irrigation systems along border areas shared with Vietnam and Thailand in a bid to strengthen water management and mitigate effects of drought and floods.
Category: Cambodia
Japan offers $310M in grants, loans to boost development
About $42.7 million will be delivered as aid, while the rest will be packaged into soft loans which Cambodia has to repay, but on very favourable terms
Cambodia’s rice bowl remains half full
Every year, the drought is said to be longer than the previous year although rainfall is projected to rise in wet seasons. Most times the outcome is different.
Cambodian Environmental Activists Harassed
Cambodian authorities should end the politically motivated investigations of four environmental activists looking into illegal logging in Kratie province.
Cambodian Official: No New Dams Planned for Mekong Mainstream Before 2030
The new master plan for Cambodia’s energy needs included no planned dam construction along mainstream Mekong River for the next decade.
Smaller fragments of forest at risk of greater levels of deforestation, study finds
In Cambodia, the report said, “large areas within wildlife sanctuaries, conservation areas, and national parks have been replaced with commercial rubber plantations in recent years.”
Landmark Settlement in Cambodian Land-grab Falls Short
But, 10 years after losing their land and homes, the affected villagers said that although they won the fight for compensation, it is unlikely to reverse the effects the land grab has had on their families.
New dolphin calf spotted in Kratie province
About 92 adult Irrawaddy Dolphins or Mekong Dolphin inhabit the Mekong mainstream.