Data from Lao cave suggests a 1000-year megadrought may have plagued Southeast Asia 5000 years ago, setting up dramatic shifts in regional civilizations.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Lao Activist Still Missing: Thai Police Investigation ‘Stalls’
Fighting for victims of government land grabs and dam collapses that have left hundreds stuck in poor housing without a way to earn a living.
Struggling With Drought on the Mekong
Climate change and dams combine to push water levels to record lows.
The Thai government wanted to pave paradise
The notion of their land being irrevocably transformed and their livelihoods coming under threat was a surprising one. It left the community confounded, but they refused to be flat footed.
China Pledges Year-Round Data to Mekong Countries
Addressing recent concerns raised by countries in the Lower Mekong who are facing low water levels and drought conditions during the current wet season.
Can Cambodia’s fragmented agriculture sector save the economy?
My family used to harvest 40 bags of rice from just 1ha. These days, we cannot even sustain that amount from 3ha.”