Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Increase Coal Power Plants in 2030 is Myanmar’s Goal
Their expected output would total up to 7,940 MW or 33% of their installed capacity (23,594 MW). This is a large scale upgrade since currently coal is just 2%.
Encompassing 20% of Cambodia’s coastline, the China-backed Dara Sakor investment zone.
Covering 360 square kilometers of the heavily forested Botum Sakor National Park, Dara Sakor was conceived as a tourism hub in 2008.
Poisonous e-waste dump cleared from protected forest, leaving stench of corruption
Piles of industrial and electronic waste dumped in protected forest in the eastern province of Sa Kaew were cleared on Wednesday, making way for the Pollution Control Department to soon move in to check whether toxic residues would endanger the health of local residents.
Scientific reseach and policy making connect to tackle plastic pollution
Vietnam throws away about 1.8 million tonnes of plastic every year, standing 17th among 109 countries in terms of plastic waste volume released.
‘Cambodia Is Not a Dustbin.’ More Plastic Waste to Be Sent Back to the U.S. and Canada
Cambodia announced that it will send 1,600 tonnes of plastic waste back to the U.S. and Canada.
How does plastic waste travel through the Mekong?
Understanding how plastic flows along the Mekong into the ocean is key to reducing its impacts.
The Mekong Delta: Land Subsidence Threatens Vietnam’s “Food Basket”
Unsustainable agriculture, rising sea levels, construction of dams on the Mekong and increased soil and water salinisation are also concerns.
Dramatic drop in Mekong water level sparks alarm
Mekong River water levels that fell dramatically on Thursday under impact from dam operations will soon recover, says the national water management agency.