Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Tracing the More Than Century-Old Dream of Building a Myanmar-China Railway
As part of the 33 deals, protocols and exchanges in January, Xi handed over a feasibility study for a high-speed railway connecting Kyaukphyu port in Rakhine State with Yunnan in southwest China.
Drought in the Mekong Region Prompts Calls for Greater Regional Co-operation
Vietnam could potentially lose a major part of its rice, fruit and vegetable production, which accounts for nearly 25 per cent of its GDP.
Cambodian Official: No New Dams Planned for Mekong Mainstream Before 2030
The new master plan for Cambodia’s energy needs included no planned dam construction along mainstream Mekong River for the next decade.
Campaign launched to celebrate 25th Anniversary of MRC, inspire river protection
o join this campaign, Facebook users are required to post their photo of the Mekong River, along with their wish about the River they want to see in 2030.
Dams in the upper Mekong River modify nutrient bioavailability downstream
Upstream dams are regularly blamed for nutrient retention and consequently the collapse of primary productivity and fisheries, and even human rights of subsistence in the lower Mekong River.