It does not seek to resolve the continuing tensions over how large dam building is planned and decided in the Mekong River and its tributaries, in particular without addressing the concerns of thousands of local communities who depend on the Mekong River for sustenance and livelihoods.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Hun Sen: Filled-in lakes not cause of flooding in capital
“Floods in Phnom Penh have nothing to do with the Prek Tnaot River. Even if nothing is done to it, the river still floods [during rainy season]. But I do not encourage anyone to block the waterway or the flow of water. Do not continue to criticise flooding in Phnom Penh during the rainy season and place the blame on the filling-in of lakes.”
Vietnam seeks investment in economic zone near Kingdom
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.
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.