But, far from protecting against water shortages, as supporters promise, large dams are contributing to river depletion and severely exacerbating parched conditions.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
ASEAN forges cooperation in agriculture, forestry
They exchanged experience in models of rural and agricultural development, response to climate change and international economic integration.
Deal with the stink, HCMC tells waste management firms
City asked three major waste treatment companies to quickly find solutions to deal with the stench they produced.
Myanmar’s Environmental Challenges
Plugging up still-free flowing major rivers such as the Irrawaddy and the Salween rivers blocks fish migration and stops sediments and nutrients flows from the Tibetan plateau.
Myanmar, Italy sign MoU to cooperate in water management and mechanized farming
Under the MoU, Italy will provide technical assistance for the establishment of irrigation technical center at the Shwehlanbo river in Mandalay.
The challenges of campaigning against wildlife trafficking in Vietnam
In a bold move, the organizers brought a group of bloodied, weakened statues of these animals to Buddhist temples, the center of spiritual life for most Vietnamese, around the country.
Plundering Cambodia’s Forests
Huge convoys of trucks packed with timber, drive straight out of protected areas and across the border into Vietnam, yet the EU has struck a deal with Vietnam that will allow it to certify its own timber exports to Europe.
Confronting Property Rights and Wrongs in Laos
The issue of property rights looms large as part of various issues that the Southeast Asian country and its people are contending with.