Called for the cancellation of what would be Laos’ fifth large Mekong river dam citing the disastrous effects that existing dams have had on the region’s ability to cope with environmental crises.
Category: Mekong
Will climate change spell the end of coal and hydropower in the Mekong?
This “new normal” of oscillating between intense drought and severe flooding has shifted the ground on which Mekong governments have built their plans for hydro and coal-fueled development.
Who cares when ASEAN forests burn?
ASEAN Tourism Association (ASEANTA) has expressed its extreme concern over the effects of haze and its long-term implications to regional tourism if much stricter measures are not taken to ensure this does not recur.
Can Southeast Asia Ditch Coal?
The finances are shifting to green globally. Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand will all pivot over the next two years.
Climate Change is causing dire consequences for the Greater Mekong region
Unfortunately, it seems that the situation is only going to get worse.
Laos to undertake prior consultation for Luang Prabang hydropower project
The Lao Government says the project is expected to begin in 2020 and finish in 2027, the year the commercial operation is also set to begin. The generated energy may be sold to Thailand and/or Viet Nam.
China’s Belt and Road paves over rules and rights
Whatever its uncertain economic benefits, China’s BRI is a harbinger and host of a new repressive and illiberal order
World’s Major Deltas Threatened By Climate Change and Hydropower
More than 500 million people live on deltas worldwide. The Mekong Delta provides a clear illustration of what’s at stake for many of those people—and some of the ways we may still be able to help them.
How good is the Blue Peace Index?
The major challenge for the Mekong basin, ranked second of five basins, is the absence of a River Basin Organisation (RBO which covers the entire basin with its tributaries as well as the main stream.
Mekong coffee growers struggle with drought and heating climate
And the huge industry profits from the second-most traded commodity in the world are not trickling down to the people who grow the beans.