If local leaders in Cambodia had had access to satellite data that kept them informed of the status of the dam in Laos, they may have been able to prevent the loss of many lives.
Category: Mekong
A new method to help track the Mekong’s rare wildlife
Scientists are targeting the Mekong’s Giant Catfish to road-test eDNA as a possible conservation planning method that might succeed where traditional monitoring methods have struggled.
Review: Last Days of the Mighty Mekong
In this compelling account, Brian Eyler travels down the river, meeting the rebels trying to save it from destruction
Cambodia can achieve SDGs, but deep fiscal reform needed: ADB report
Laos and Myanmar too will have to make trade-offs, while Thailand and Vietnam should be able to meet the social protection agenda within the limit of their current fiscal deficit.
Will China let Belt and Road die quietly?
In all likelihood, we will see a significant decline in the hype Chinese official media outlets devote to BRI.
Talks focus on linking World Heritage sites
Linking the Mekong Region’s heritage towns, many of them designated UNESCO World Heritage sites, has been on and off the table for decades.
The fight to preserve the Khon Pi Luang rapids
China wants to further enhance the sense that is already growing–it is playing a dominating role in the Mekong below its own borders.
Upgrade infrastructure to attract global manufacturing, GMS told
There is a significant need for Mekong region countries to upgrade their infrastructure to take on a larger share of global manufacturing, said Sok Siphana, chairman of independent Cambodian think-tank Asian Vision Institute (AVI).
The Mekong region is caught in a tug-of-war
The autocratisation of the Mekong region has significant implications at a time when its giant neighbour China continues a long march to the south.