Extreme rainfall leaves two dead in Cambodia, five in Vietnam as incoming tropical depression expected to worsen situation.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Mekong Delta braces for dry season with water storage arrangements
People living in the Mekong Delta are installing tanks to store water for the dreaded dry season, and authorities are building artificial lakes.
Laos: Savannakhet region suffers heavy flash flooding, more storms inbound
Savannakhet Province were hit by flash flooding amid torrential rains the whole week, with a number of households affected.
Research has helped underpin the formation of a nature reserve in Vietnam
The move delivers a safer home for 40 globally threatened species brought to brink of extinction by loggers and poachers.
Can Cambodia’s Looming Microfinance Disaster be Averted?
Now that it is generally agreed that Cambodia’s microfinance sector has utterly failed, producing a debt crisis that risks driving tens of thousands into poverty and landlessness – attention is turning to possible solutions.
ADB offers certified green loan for 257MW solar plant in Vietnam
The Asian Development Bank will provide a certified green loan of $186m tol fund development and operation of a 257MW solar power plant in Hoa Hoi, Phu Yen Province, Vietnam.
Mangrove forests see big growth
Thailand’s mangrove forests have increased by more than 200,000 rai, raising the total mangrove coverage to 1.73, a positive change in mangrove forest coverage as compared to data in 2014.
Room for the river: Mitigating flood risk in South and Southeast Asia
All estimates to build dams for flood control are based on prior long-term trends. Due to climate change, these trends are altering more and more.
China starts diplomatic drive to win over Southeast Asian countries
China is launching a charm offensive in Southeast Asia after the United States launched a Mekong river partnership in the region.