Authorities recently issued an agreement notice for a sustainable agriculture development fund.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Kind words not enough
It is now time for China to back its kind words about enduring friendship with action and enable a mechanism for co-management of the river.
Loas proposes amendment of water resources, environmental laws
The main aim is land management strategy is to ensure that 70 percent of Laos’ land area is forested.
Thai farmers are trying a new, climate-friendly way to grow rice
Alternating between wetting and drying means the rice farms emit less methane and use less water—water that would often be piped in using diesel-powered pumps.
China Leverages Tibetan Plateau’s Water Wealth
Must abandon its current approach to controlling water in favor of institutionalized cooperation with co-basin states, else the prospects for a rules-based order in Asia could perish forever.
Laos urged to better assess impacts as Luang Prabang dam moves forwards
Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam all call for more analysis as the MRC’s offical consultation process comes to a close.
Vietnam speeds up big projects to heal economy from pandemic
The green light came as a surprise as the Communist Party’s politburo last August approved a review of Vietnam’s climate change policies.
Laos moves on another Mekong dam despite neighbours’ green concerns
Reservations aired by neighbouring countries over the dam’s potential to harm fisheries and farming downstream have yet to receive attention.
A River Drained: Fish, Rice, and Food Security in the Mekong
Interactive, geographical and data presentation simplifies the story of how significant the threats now are to the region’s sustainability.