More and more architecture students across Vietnam are learning new concepts as the country rolls out curriculum on environmentally friendly design.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
On one island, a microcosm of Vietnam’s environmental challenges
Cat Ba Island, off Vietnam’s northeast coast, hosts a vast array of flora and fauna, including one of the rarest primate species in the world.
Xayaburi dam power now feeding EGAT in Loei
Xayaburi is the first lower Mekong River dam to attempt to mitigating environmental and social impacts through state-of-the-art facilities to flush sediments and to allow passage of migrating fish.
Thousands in Myanmar Protest to Demand Myitsone Dam Project be Scrapped
More than 8,000 residents of Waingmaw township in Myanmar’s Kachin state protested on Monday to call for a complete halt to the controversial Myitsone dam project.
Thailand to sign rail pact with Laos, China
The memorandum will detail the framework for the three countries in relation to the railway network from southern China via Laos to Thailand.
Thailand to tackle plastic waste by 2030
The Thai Cabinet has approved a roadmap to tackle plastic waste in the years 2018-2030, and to reduce or end the use of certain types of plastic because of its increasing harm to the environment.
Anti-Myitsone Campaign to Ask Citizens to Pay $1 Each to Compensate China
Prominent civil society leaders, environmentalists and film stars have announced a “One Dollar” campaign to collect money from the public to compensate China in exchange for scrapping the controversial Myitsone Dam
China says hydropower project guarantees the way home for fish – Xinhua
Cambodia’s Lower Sesan 2 Hydropower Station has a 2,900m-long fishway that flows through the woods downstream of the dam.
Gender Equality and Strategic Development Goals in Cambodia
Open Development Cambodia has created two new content pages: “SDG 5 Gender equality” and “SDG 8 Decent work and economic growth”.