The use of fertilisers and pesticides in the Mekong Delta has decreased over the years but is still higher than the national average, despite it proving to be ineffective.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Covid threat just one of many: must support pro-environment policies
As Thai authorities battle to halt a tide of infections currently threatening to dislodge a halo worn so proudly by many who thought Covid-19 had been beaten on home soil, a UN report released last week comes as a timely reminder that epidemics come in all shapes and sizes and the present Covid crisis can’t be allowed to distract from pro-environmental policy-making.
Economics of BRI & US global human rights propaganda (opinion)
Most recently, a US-based institution published a report attempting to dispute the China-proposed BRI, claiming that a hydroelectric dam in northeastern Cambodia under the BRI “has undermined the life and livelihood of thousands of local communities and ethnic minorities. Various reports verify that the Lower Sesan 2 dam project has been contributing greatly to the development of the nation and also improved the livelihood of local residents, who used to live without access to electricity or proper transport infrastructure.
With Myanmar’s press muzzled, experts warn of surge in environmental crimes
With the loss of the independent press watchdog a reality, experts say they fear the circumstances are ripe for overexploitation of natural resources.
Thailand proposes carbon neutrality by 2065-2070, bets on CCUS
Thailand proposes to achieve carbon neutrality by 2065-2070 under a new energy plan that could see renewable energy account for a 50% share in its power mix.
Feasibility study scheduled for new Triangle Special Economic Zone
Phongsaly provincial authorities have given the green light to a Chinese business group to carry out survey and a feasibility study on the development of the 250 square kilometer Triangle Special Economic Zone (SEZ), located at the shared border between Laos, China and Vietnam.
Climate change blame game turns against Asia
Southeast as a whole, from Indonesia to Thailand and Vietnam, now accounts for more than half of global energy demand. All the major economies in the region continue to rely on coal and as a result, emissions will keep rising.
Plans to transition from coal look set to leave Cambodia out in the cold
An idea conceived by the chairman of Prudential Insurance Growth Markets could hasten the end of coal-fired power stations in parts of Southeast Asia. Cambodia is unlikely to play a part as it pursues a programme of electrification across the whole country that is heavily dependent on fossil fuel.
ADB helps Vietnam improve climate resilience of infrastructure for ethnic minorities
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 60 million USD financing package to improve the climate resilience of transport and water supply infrastructure in Vietnam’s south-central coastal provinces of Binh Dinh and Quang Nam, especially in remote upland districts with large ethnic minority communities.