Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Deprived of citizenship, the Vietnamese of Cambodia’s Tonlé Sap lake live on the edge
Her family arrived three generations ago… “They tell us to go back to Vietnam. They say we fish everything and leave nothing for them. They tell us to go home. They don’t want us here.”
Hun Sen denies Cambodia is Chinese ‘colony’ as work on US$2 billion road begins
The near 200-kilometre (124-mile) road is being constructed by the China Road and Bridge Corporation and is a part of China’s ambitious Belt and Road project.
World Water Day: China’s damming of rivers in Tibet continues to violate the water rights of the downstream countries
Depletion of Mekong sediment from damming in Tibet is affecting downstream countries, but due to China’s political and economic hold on them, only Vietnam is fighting back.
Putting Nature to Work: Integrating Green and Gray Infrastructure for Water Security and Climate Resilience
The Mekong Delta is just one project where the World Bank is putting these ideas into practice.
Thai villagers continue to fight Chinese plans for potash mine
Resentment among community groups in northern Thailand reflects growing concern about Chinese investment across Southeast Asia, observers say.
Japan should stop acting like China in Cambodia
Now, with China surpassing Japan in both areas, the Japanese government appears willing to throw its principles out the window to compete with China for Hun Sen’s affections.
Experts make dire predictions as lower than average rain forecast
Thailand will face drought and water shortages this year based on both current water supplies and weather forecasts, but the Royal Irrigation Department (RID) insists no need to worry.
Hosing down drought fears
The new government should look into the matter, re-examine the current regime’s master plan and give local people more of a voice so that the proposed projects will gain local acceptance.