Meanwhile, the domestic solid waste collection rate was recorded at around 92 percent nationally in 2019.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Is Thailand prepared for the carbon war?
Tens of thousands of export products that are not yet ready if carbon taxes are imposed by the US and other countries.
UN pledges more support to Vietnam in climate change response
The UN will also help the country consolidate dykes and its Red and Mekong Delta regions cope with climate change-related challenges.
Cambodia turns karst mountains to cement
Limestone mountains are being devoured to meet demand from the construction industry, with little thought to the undiscovered species that may be lost
Landless Thais get homes in mangrove forest in conservation push
Will allow villagers to live in a mangrove forest if they help protect the area, a unique collaboration that could work across the country.
Natural disasters: 1.5% GDP loss for Vietnam
About 35 percent of the population in the Mekong Delta will also be influenced, as 40.5 percent of the total rice output of this region will be lost.
Thousands Wait for Railway Compensation in Laos’ Oudomxay Province
Around 500 families affected by the construction in Laos’ northwestern Oudomxay province still lack adequate shelter and access to clean water.
Typhoon Vamco strikes Vietnam showing force of climate crisis
A case study in climate challenges yet again, from sea level rise and saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta to the country’s reliance on coal.