Due to severe weather and extreme heat, harvests resulted in merely 450-550 kilogram per 1,000 square meters, a drop of nearly 200 kilogram per 1,000 square meters compared to the same rice crop last year.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Youths to Hold Story-Telling Event on ‘Wonders of the Mekong’
The group, Young Eco Ambassadors, is organizing a full-day event on June 15 with government officials, civil society groups, international NGOs, local communities and the public to call for better protection of the Mekong.
Better water resources management can address water security challenges in Vietnam
The newly-completed study by the World Bank discusses in-depth how Vietnam can manage its water resources in a sustainable way.
Thailand still sealed in plastic
Greenpeace was pleased to hear the two retail giants were taking stronger measures, but warned that it’s still not enough to meet the national goal of abandoning expanded polyethylene food packaging completely by 2022.
ADB To Provide Nearly US$1 Billion Loan to Cambodia
ADB is planning to provide Cambodia nearly US$1 billion as loan to help achieve status as an upper-middle income country in 2030 and high-income country in 2050.
Int’l road transport launched in Greater Mekong Subregion
With the new permission, goods can be directly transported to Laos and Thailand, with clearance time drastically shortened.