Sleepy, landlocked Laos is undergoing rapid changes as China builds connections to mainland Southeast Asia
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
How a $4 device is saving Mekong Delta farmers from climate devastation
It allows farmers to test salinity in the water before it reaches their rice paddies.
The Missing Voices at China’s Belt and Road Summit
The communities who will be directly impacted by Chinese mega-projects will not be represented in Beijing this week.
Zero Burn Campaign Launched to Discourage Farmers from Burning
All 140 million rai of farms in Thailand free of burning practices within three years.
Rice or Rights: The plight of Chinese dam victims in Myanmar as options for survival dwindle
“Our problem is our survival, our need of food,” say those forced from their homes by the Myitsone Dam Project in Myanmar.
Thai Foundation Partners with Global Fund to Eliminate Drug-Resistant Malaria
The Regional Artemisinin resistance Initiative was launched in 2014 to counter the growing threat of drug-resistant malaria in the Mekong Subregion with the aim of eliminating the most dangerous strain of the disease by 2025.
Cambodia health volunteers tackle malaria head-on
Over 5,000 health volunteers have received training to screen and treat malaria in hard-to-reach villages throughout Cambodia.