Dam operator says Xayaburi HPP does not retain water or sediments, which can be discharged through Surface Spillways and Low Level Outlets, and is not the cause of drought in the Mekong.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Orchid conservation needs more attention
Support needed for the Sok An Phnom Kulen Centre for Orchid Research and Conservation in Siem Reap province to catalogue and conserve more than 500 species of rare and endangered orchids.
Cambodia-Thailand railway a stop nearer being ready
In October last year, the two countries were about to start cross-border rail transportation but floods damaged the railway, so Cambodian authorities delayed the move.
New oil pipeline in northern Thailand may worsen flooding
Plans are also underway to link the pipeline to the capital of Laos, Vientiane, and to southern China.
Govt’s efforts on environmental management making progress: official
Most of the businesses in nine sectors pinpointed by the government had submitted EMPs by a deadline that expired last month.
Mekong Delta takes measures to reduce saltwater intrusion
Before the beginning of the winter-spring crop, authorities in the delta instructed farmers not to grow the winter-spring rice in areas that could be affected by saltwater intrusion.