Quantity of fish this year will decrease more than previous years due to abnormal water levels in the Mekong River and Tonle Sap lake.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Cabinet nod for smart city project
The cabinet has approved Thailand’s participation in “Smart Green ASEAN Cities”, a regional project jointly coordinated by the European Union (EU) and Asean.
Pollution Control Department Launches National Haze Forecast Website
The new “Mekong Air Quality Explorer” platform, named after the area it was initially designed to monitor, developed with the US Agency for International Development.
JICA helping to boost expanding electricity sector in the Kingdom
Development partners including Japan have significantly contributed to the construction of high-voltage transmission lines and substations enabling Cambodia to maintain a stable power supply.
Royal Group planning 100sq km SEZ in Botum Sakor National Park
The government has already approved the SEZ, the company needs to find a location that is suitable for its investment
SERVIR-MEKONG INTRODUCES NEW AIR QUALITY EXPLORER POLLUTION MAPPING TOOL
To tackle the problem of air pollution monitoring in Thailand and the lower-Mekong River region
These Places Will Flood if Climate Change Isn’t Mitigated
Some examples of the largest deltas include the Mekong delta, in Vietnam and Cambodia;.
Chinese firms get green light to begin contract farming in Northern Shan
Chinese firms will soon begin contract farming of maize and paddy rice in Lashio district, Northern Shan State.
Deforestation and greater risk of flooding set off environmental alarms in Vietnam
At the current rate of deforestation, if nothing is done to slow this down, the risk of floods and landslides will increase considerably