Over the past 50 years Tibetan Plateau temperatures have increased 1.3C, three times the global average, says a researcher, thus 82% of the ice has retreated with 66% of the glaciers are in danger of melting by 2050.
Category: Mekong
Mekong – Lancang Business Forum 2019 focuses on agribusiness
Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Thai Ministry of Commerce and Mekong Institute hosted the Mekong-Lancang Business Forum 2019, “Promoting Agribusiness and Investment in Processed Food Sector”.
People’s Power: Anti-Dam Movements in Southeast Asia
Communities in Thailand and beyond are learning to organize to demand that dam construction consider their rights.
Troubles on the Mekong
How Climate Change, Dams, and Geopolitics Threaten a River’s Future
‘Mekong 2030’ Anthology to Focus On Plight Of Mekong River
A new Luang Prabang Film Festival initiative has asked five Southeast Asian directors to focus on the vital river’s future.
Mekong River Commission Says Dams Are Causing of Sharp Shifts in Water Levels
Climate change played a role in this year’s widely varying water levels, but dam construction was the main culprit in sharp water level increases and decreases.
Taking a closer look at the MRC’s prior consultation process
Yesterday, participants discussed the Lao-proposed Luang Prabang hydropower project. An Pich Hatda, chief executive officer of the MRC speaks about the prior consultation process.
Southeast Asia turning away from coal power
A new report from Global Energy Monitor (GEM) finds that new coal capacity has fallen sharply from a peak of almost 13 gigawatts (GW) in 2016 to just 1.5GW in the first half of 2019.
Crop booms: What we know about smallholder involvement… and why it matters
Rural landscapes in Mekong countries are ground zero for a growing phenomena where mosaics of rice, upland gardens, bush fallows, and lush forests are succumbing to mono-cultured boom crops.