Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Frightened by river changes, villagers blame Laos dam, seek answers
CHAN MUYHONG & DANELLE OLSEN The sun cast its warmest rays before dusk across the farms on Koh Pnov, one of the Mekong River islands substantial enough to survive the river’s seasonal rise and fall. Though usually drenched by the late afternoon showers of rainy season, on a bright August afternoon village leaders recounted the […]
With activists silenced, China moves ahead on big dam project
The resurrection of a controversial dam project along the Yangtze River is the latest sign that the China’s environmental movement is being muzzled.
Controversial Chinese Development Project in Laos Moves Closer to Government Approval
The Vang Vieng New Development Zone is a $5.3 billion project claiming more than 7,000 hectares of land in one of the country’s most scenic areas.
Vietnam province cuts four hydropower projects out of environmental concerns
The removed projects were deemed to provide little economic value while causing great forest loss – around 200 ha per project, said Tuan.
Amid Drought and Flooding, Cambodian Fish Catches, Exports Fall Precipitously
Floods follow drought as dams, climate change and illegal fishing take their toll on Southeast Asia’s mighty river.
WWF helps Mekong Delta with sustainable sand exploitation
In the near future, a communications campaign on unsustainable sand and gravel exploitation in the Mekong Delta will be launched by the WWF.
Geely signs new energy project MoU in Laos
The project is intended for the use of new energy vehicles in the four major city and town clusters in Laos.
Long-term alterations of flow regimes of the Mekong River and adaptation strategies for the Vietnamese Mekong Delta
Dam effects on flow regimes in 2009–2015 are greater than climate change effects.
Can the Mekong be saved?
October 28th webinar on the role of science and local knowledge in tackling the threats facing Mekong ecosystems and communities