They also discussed the draft MGC Plan of Action (2019-22) to be adopted at the 10th MGC ministerial meeting in Bangkok on August 1, 2019.
Category: Mekong
People’s network takes on China over Mekong
Thai riverside communities and environmentalists spent the weekend having a hot debate with the Chinese Embassy in Beijing about its use snd abuse of the Mekong River.
The Mekong in US Asia Strategy: Opportunities and Challenges
The subregion is arguably where freedom and openness are under the greatest challenge.
Thailand encourages South Korean investment in Mekong subregion development projects
Mekong-ROK is a cooperation scheme comprising South Korea and the Mekong basin states to forge cooperation on economic development.
Villagers in Laos and Thailand Suffer as China Opens the Floodgates on Mekong River Dams
The recent opening of floodgates caused water levels in the Mekong to increase as much as 3.7 meters in some places, the largest in 37 years.
Thailand tops UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) rank in ASEAN
Thailand was ranked 19th. Other Mekong countries: Vietnam 54th, Myanmar 110th, Laos 111th and Cambodia 112th
Vietnam proposes initiative to deal with plastic waste at G20 Summit
He also called for increased support from the international community to nations that are vulnerable to climate change, including the Mekong Delta region.
Conference in Hanoi to protect Mekong River
Stimson Centre, IUCN) and the US Embassy in Vietnam sponsored the event to advance smarter water energy planning approaches and renewable energy.
Mekong SEZs talk, but yet to deliver on, ‘decent work’ for women migrant workers
A study has found that the potential exists for Mekong SEZs to support decent work for women who make up the vast majority of their workforces, but this has not yet been realized.