The newfound attention on climate change at the MGC is a recent development, but a necessary one.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Tigers under threat
The government’s commitment to double the population of wild tigers by 2022 is marked by uneven progress, according to the latest report by the World Wildlife Fund.
Rising Mekong River raises hope for fishers and farmers
According to Eang Nam, head of Kang Meas District Fishing Community, a conservation lake called Boeng Bak Rotes covering an area of around 50 hectares used to be the breeding ground for fish. But, he says the conservation lake dried up a few months ago.
Over 5,600 MW of wind power to join national grid this year
One hundred and six wind power plants with a total capacity of 5,655 MW have registered to begin commercial operations before November 1.
Myanmar junta pushing ahead with China-backed Kyaukphyu SEZ and port
Beijing considers the KPSEZ and the deep-sea port especially vital to the BRI, as they will give China direct access to the Indian Ocean, so allowing Chinese trade to bypass the congested Strait of Malacca near Singapore.
Mekong River group says water levels have decreased downstream despite China pledge
The intergovernmental commission – which counts Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam as members – said the process of restricting water flows from the Jinghong dam, which lies on the upper part of the river in Yunnan province, appeared to have started last Thursday.
Japan resumes meeting with 5 Mekong countries after suspending it due to Myanmar coup
Analysts say Tokyo’s focus is to nurture closer economic cooperation with Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam to counter China’s rise.
Fighting poverty by protecting landscapes
Vientiane, August 5, 2021 – The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the World Bank have launched a $57 million Lao Landscapes and Livelihoods Project that will generate jobs and income in rural areas by promoting investment in environmentally sustainable and socially-responsible forest and landscape management, and in the preservation of Lao PDR’s natural capital.