To hold a bilateral ministerial-level meeting on accelerating cooperation activities in preserving the bio-diversity and managing preservation areas along the bilateral border.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Saltwater intrusion in Mekong Delta to ease by April
From mid-March this year, the flow of water to Kratie’s (a location in Cambodia) upper basin will increase due to the discharge of reservoirs in line with recent years.
Environment Minister Koizumi breaks ranks on Japan’s financing of Vietnam coal plant
Says the 1.2 gigawatt Vung Ang 2 plant project led by Mitsubishi Corp. does not reflect what Japanese people want to see their government funding.
River deltas are changing shape
Modelling reveals how the impacts of human development have altered the shape of river deltas like the Mekong around the world
Thailand’s bungling govt is losing the PM2.5 war
Though it is illegal to do so, from November to April each year, sugarcane fields across the country are set alight spreading haze throughout the country.
Laos host green development meeting for Mekong countries
Representatives from Mekong countries met in Vientiane to discuss green growth strategies and draft a Green and Sustainable Agriculture Strategic Framework (GSASF)