Part of a pair of resolutions that offer creative solutions associated with real life to protect coastal areas in the Mekong Delta in particular and in the country in general.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Thai PM has “grave concerns”, orders army to be on standby over drought in north
Has instructed armed forces to provide help to a situation which may be made worse by the test run of the Xayaburi dam on the Laos section of the Mekong River.
Dam disaster on the way
This year’s dearth of rain partly explains the sharp drop in water, dams built on the river in China and Laos must also take the blame for stopping water from flowing freely along the river.
Faster implementation of power projects needed in Chin State
Among them, a Chinese company signed five MOUs with the state government in early July to carry out studies in Hakha, the state capital, as well as Matupi, Htantlang and Paletwa townships to build 30MW hydropower plants while a Norwegian company has so far invested US$50 million in three medium-scale hydropower projects of under 30MW to be built in Kanpetlet.
Anti-erosion infrastructure must be upgraded before rainy season: deputy minister
The damage caused by natural disasters to the Mekong Delta region last year was estimated to be nearly VNĐ118 billion ($5.1 million).
Read more at http://vietnamnews.vn/environment/522930/anti-erosion-infrastructure-must-be-upgraded-before-rainy-season-deputy-minister.html#EwqjEM5KzPYmq7Vt.99
Aquatic life faces extinction as upstream dams leave Mekong River dry
Low water levels caused by dam projects has triggered the death of masses of fish and heightened the risk of mass extinction of aquatic life in the entire Mekong River Basin.
Droughts in Cambodia Spell Doom for Farmers and Fishermen
An extended drought in Cambodia has caused the tributaries of Tonle Sap lake to dry up, spelling ruin for farmers and fishermen in Battambang province.
Dozens of wild species vulnerable to poaching
Ven Saluth said the community has come across over 100 cases of illegal logging and animal traps this year, noting that some of the equipment used were creative, in which hunters would use a type of fishing trap to catch wild animals that are coming down to the lake.