The Long An Border Gate Economic Zone on the Cambodia-Vietnam border has an area of over 13,080ha and hopes to serve as a bridge between Ho Chi Minh City and 12 provinces in the delta, and a trade hub linking the Greater Mekong Sub-region.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Water, gender, and poverty collide in Cambodian watershed
In 2019, the Stockholm Environment Institute, The Asia Foundation, and Winrock International conducted a study of how water access is connected to poverty and gender in the Stung Chinit Watershed in rural Kampong Thom Province, using the Multidimensional Poverty Analysis framework (MDPA) of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).
Mekong Delta disappears under its residents’ feet
It took thousands of years for the Mekong Delta to come into existence. It might take humans just a few more decades to undo it.
China-backed Myanmar infrastructure project leaves farmers landless
Local farmers say that they are still working their land in the project area and have not sold or transferred it to anyone. Yet, the names of the three unknown men registered as the owners of the 60 acres of land can be seen on the confiscation statement.
China pours cash into river studies
The Chinese government has set aside a budget of $2.39 million (about 80 million baht) for the Thai Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) to support seven Thai university projects related to the Mekong River, deputy government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek says.
Online meeting highlights regional environmental cooperation
Representatives from Lancang-Mekong countries participated in the meeting and discussed comprehensive arrangements for Lancang-Mekong environmental cooperation in 2021.
S. Korea backs irrigation technology training centre for Laos
Irrigation technology in Laos will be upgraded and the efficiency of irrigation-related projects will be enhanced through training programmes offered at an irrigation technology training centre.
Thailand, Laos agree to push infrastructure development
The sides agreed to move forward their development of public infrastructure, including pushing to build the fifth Thai–Lao bridge connecting Bueng Kan in Thailand with Bolikhamxay in Laos and the sixth bridge connecting Ubon Ratchathani in Thailand with Salavan in Laos.
Alarm bells ring for mangroves in Unesco-recognised reserve in Vietnam
Experts disagree on what it will take to improve the situation, but most agree that the government’s current ban on thinning must not only be lifted but also replaced by an aggressive restoration plan.