Report villagers living along the River of Nam Tha in Bokeo province in northern Laos have never expected that their life would been changed so much with the Chinese-built Nam Tha 1 Hydropower Plant.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Vietnam’s New Draft Development Guidelines on Rooftop Solar Power Systems from 1 July 2019
The Third Draft continues to recognize a “direct power sale and purchase” model for rooftop solar power systems with an installed capacity of less than 1MWp.
Action programme on sustainable development in Mekong Delta
Six groups of tasks and solutions, including the revision, improvement and supplementation of mechanisms and policies on land to serve large-scale, highly competitive and sustainable agricultural goods production.
The Toll of Tourism: Can Southeast Asia Save Its Prized Natural Areas?
The famous Koh Phi Phi Ley in Thailand is closed indefinitely–beach needs time for its ecology to fully recover years of tourist abuse.
Cash for work project benefiting flood-hit communities
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.
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.”