“And though they came to collect information about the damage, they haven’t done anything yet to help us,” a farmer said. “We farmers have now filed a complaint with the China Railway Engineering Group, requesting compensation and a solution to the problem.”
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
China can help solve the debt and environmental crises
They report that several countries under greatest China debt stress show great promise for both debt-for-nature and debt-for-climate swaps, including Angola, Cambodia, Myanmar, and the Solomon Islands, which score highest across simultaneous climate and biodiversity threats and opportunities.
Housing for southern Lao flood victims to be complete in 2021
Some 496 of 700 planned new homes have been completed for victims of the dam failure in southern Laos’ Attapeu province, and will be ready for residents in 2021.
Ethnic Groups Demand Input in Myanmar Land Reforms
Ethnic minority farmers and Kachin, Karen, Rakhine, Mon, Chin and Karenni development organizations have demanded that the new government postpone the reforms, saying the legislation was drafted by the central government and neglects traditional land use methods.
The guardians of Siamese rosewood
For Siamese rosewood, all roads eventually lead to China, Redford says, where some see the wood as an investment commodity.
Tra Vinh to dredge irrigation canals to better cope with dry season
The dredging of 162km of canals in the Mekong Delta province will increase their capacity and help prevent the severe shortage of freshwater caused by saltwater intrusion during the dry season in recent years.
The impact of local climate adaptation – and why it is important for all of us
Rice-producing and storm-vulnerable Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia and Indonesia, for instance, are potential “risk exporters” to countries like Singapore that depend heavily on their harvests,
The Mekong report China doesn’t want to see
The Mekong river is a life line of millions of people in six countries. In the past few years, however, life has been very difficult for people who depend on the river. 2018 was one of the river’s driest years. Many researchers tried to find the explanation, and the focus landed on China.
Residents Refuse to Move for Australia-Myanmar Joint Venture Mine
Residents living near the Bawdwin mine — which was once one of the globe’s largest sources of lead and an important source of silver and zinc — have refused to move to make way for more mining.
Lao cattle project for China
A planned multimillion-dollar farming project, financed by the ministry and a local company, aims to export cattle and processed cattle products to China as well as meet the demand for beef in Lao markets.