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Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Denmark committed DKK35 million to support Myanmar’s 5 year Climate Adaption Programme
To strengthen the resilience of the coastal communities in Rakhine State and Thanintharyi Region through the sustainable management of mangroves.
Greening plan in Myanmar’s World Heritage Site Bagan angers conservationists
A plan to plant around 3,000 trees as part of a greening plan has drawn criticism that it could damage unexplored, buried sites and the cultural landscape.
Did Cambodia’s Most Famous River Stop Changing Course?
To fill up the Tonle Sap lake, its river reverses course twice a year. But droughts and dams appear to have stilled the unique phenomenon.
Water is China’s Greatest Weapon and its Achilles Heel
The Mekong illustrates the danger of giving Chinese hydro engineers the benefit of the doubt.
Cooperation with China can aid Laos’ economic recovery: economist
“China is a huge market for our agricultural products and growing demand in China can drive agricultural development and investment in Laos.”
Myanmar Govt Invites Competing Proposals in China-Initiated New Yangon City Project
New Yangon City is one of the backbone projects in Myanmar for Chinese President Xi Jinping’s vast BRI grand global infrastructure network.
Vietnam not doing enough to protect environment around dams: experts
Authorities have been doing too little to regrow trees they felled to make way for hydropower projects, experts said.
Gov’t Says Cambodia Facing Most Severe Flooding in Years
Severe flooding that has displaced thousands of Cambodians and killed at least 12 people may be some of the worst floodings the country has experienced