Cooperation between the six countries of the region needs to improve for mutual benefit
Category: Mekong
Why is Asia so food insecure?
Only two countries from Asia Pacific—Singapore and Australia—feature in a global ranking of food security. How can the world’s most populous region improve food security?
Dam and blast: big hydro infrastructure needs a major rethink
Researchers call for big changes to hydropower and dam design to meet the challenges of climate change and social disruption.
What does Chinese ‘reciprocity’ mean for Mekong’s dams?
China is exploring new ways to cooperate over water with Mekong countries, but any agreement must address civil society and environmental concerns.
First Lancang-Mekong Water Resources Cooperation Forum kicked off in Kunming,
It was attended by about 150 delegates from governments, research institutions, academic groups, enterprises from the six member countries as well as relevant international organizations.
Why the Mekong matters
China’s growing influence – through its new multilateral institution – is reshaping the environmental and economic future of Southeast Asia
What’s in the First Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia Trilateral Border Exchange?
A closer look at the significance of an upcoming development.
In pursuit of a paradigm shift in development
Furthering a hub in Asia that contributes to the production of holistic knowledge on sustainable development is urgently needed to transform a non-people friendly development model.
ASEAN: Shaping the Future of Regional Development in Southeast Asia
There are more than a dozen major regional development schemes in the Lower Mekong subregion alone.
Dam Project Killing Dolphins, Hurting Fishing and Tourism Industries
Local authorities are utilizing legal loopholes to avoid adhering to regulations that would protect the biodiversity of the Mekong River.