The project consists of two main activities: paying cash to local people who work with the project and supporting the elderly in communities impacted by last year’s flash floods.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Protected status secured for Cambodia’s Stung Sen wetlands
But the site doesn’t just benefit wildlife. It also plays an important role in flood mitigation during the rainy season, holding up water that would otherwise inundate nearby settlements.
Myanmar cardinal warns of ‘catastrophe’ if China-backed dam project continues
Bo said the Asian giant “can contribute to the welfare of the millions by stopping this dam initiative once and for all” and “really help our poor in many other ways.”
Demystifying the road to clean air
As a city on the front line of climate change, Bangkok should take advantage of policy windows opened by short-term crises to spur long-term investments into sustainable electricity and resilient transportation systems.
Tighter control on transnational food industry required to solve haze problem: expert
Action against monoculture corn cultivation both inside Thailand and in neighbouring countries is urgent, or the transboundary haze problem will never be solved.
Asia-Pacific countries ranked from being most green to least
Thailand & Vietnam are ranked last.
Can Vietnam’s Cities Ban Two-Wheel Transport?
The idea has sparked a debate about pollution, traffic jams, urban planning, and the fairest way to get people where they need to go as the Vietnamese economy rapidly grows, industrializes, and urbanizes.
Villagers In Pursat Risk Losing Everything to Dam Development
“There is no comprehensive discussion over the compensation with the affected community. Only the company and government are involved.”
Farming production adapts to climate change
Localities in the Mekong delta that is predicted to be hardest hit by climate change have shifted 40,000 ha of farming land to aquaculture and growing fruit trees as part of efforts to make climate-smart agriculture.