Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Japan to assist tackle Mekong flood and droughts
The Government of Japan Friday granted JPY 412 million or approximately US$3.9 million to the Mekong River Commission (MRC) to advance its flood and drought monitoring and forecasting functions.
Lao government considers tax to protect environment
Industries that produce pollution may have to pay more taxes now that the Lao government has embraced the National Green Growth Strategy.
Finale features lessons learned in social forestry–climate change partnership
The case of Laos is particularly interesting as it was the first country in Asia to declare its Nationally Determined Contributions in 2015
Using the Freshwater Health Index to Assess Hydropower Development Scenarios in the Sesan, Srepok and Sekong River Basin
To diagnose the basin’s current and likely future level of freshwater health.