Compared to Asean’s troubles in the South China Sea, the Mekong issues have not attained a “regional” status to be discussed by Asean member states.
Category: Mekong
MRC releases new guidelines for Mekong hydropower development
Developed through numerous rounds of national and regional consultations with hydropower developers, interested stakeholders.
Public urged to take big polluters to task
About 100 companies are responsible for 71% of greenhouse gas emissions, but campaigns only target human behaviours such as using cloth bags and non-plastic straws.
South Korea-Mekong foreign ministers’ meeting to begin
South Korea’s active courting of the Mekong countries is similar to the US and Japan, who have expressed concern of China’s growing assertiveness in the region.
Thailand under pressure to act against the Sanakham dam project
Campaigners hope a refusal to buy power from the Sanakham dam could stymie its progress and prevent more harm to the Mekong’s fragile ecology
Palm Oil Labor Abuses Linked to World’s Top Brands, Banks
The workers AP interviewed came from Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, the Philippines and Cambodia, along with Myanmar.
COVID-19 lockdown measures reduced air pollution in Southeast Asia
The degree of restriction has affected the air pollution over regions with high aerosols and pollutant levels.
US tricks can’t divide Lancang-Mekong nations
The US was the first country to vigorously promote the development of hydropower in the Mekong region, but in recent years it changed its policy.
Germany supplies scientific equipment to MRC to monitor dam impacts
The government of Germany today provided equipment for the Mekong River Commission (MRC) to monitor transboundary environmental impacts from two mainstream dams on the Lower Mekong River.