The low level of useable water in the Thailand’s four major dams have raised concerns over the likelihood of serious, widespread droughts during the dry season next year.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Sand mining in the Mekong Delta revisited
The manifold consequences of combined threats to the delta, which include bank erosion, recessing coastlines, increasing salinity intrusion, and a loss of mangrove forests, will likely only accelerate if current sand mining practices are maintained.
Mekong ‘cash machine’ needs an overhaul
So far Thailand country has refused to acknowledge its responsibility for causing massive ecological damage to the ecosystem and deal with serious consequences suffered by people downstream.
Lao Villagers Facing Eviction for Dam Leery of Government Promises
Vietnam’s state-owned PetroVietnam Power has chosen the site for the $3 billion, 1,460-megawat Luang Prabang Dam. It will flood 23 villages in whole or in part, home to 10,000 people now told to start packing.
Mekong Nations Promise Cooperation But Skip Disputes Over Damming The River
The leaders of the Mekong countries presumably are aware of the problems, but the overwhelming desire is not to offend China.
Vietnam’s agricultural sector at a crossroads
The first problems persistently faced by Vietnam’s agricultural sector is its institutional failures in regulating production, environment regulations, and agricultural input and output markets.
ADB approves $195 million financing package for Myanmar
Fund at least 15,000 resilient livelihood subprojects, including climate-smart agriculture, livestock, fisheries, value addition to farm and nonfarm products, marketing, and the acquisition for new skills and employment.