Among its challenges are that there are no signs of the drought affecting much of the country ending, and the Mekong River is drying out with the potential to become a regional flashpoint.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Vietnam calls for fair, sustainable use of Mekong River resources
Vietnam’s Foreign Minister responds to questions raised at a regular press meet about the impacts of China launching a trial run of the Jinghong Dam from January 1 to 4.
The Mekong: the good, bad and ugly sides to the ‘Danube of the East’
Drought, rising sea levels and a rush to build dams are threatening the livelihoods of those who rely on the river to survive
Bunong complain of logging at Phnom Preah mountain
The Bunong ethnic community in Mondulkiri province’s Me Pai village, Pou Chrei commune, in Pech Chreada district alleged that an estimated 100ha of protected forest at the foot of the Phnom Preah mountain had been illegally logged with help from local authorities.