There is a huge gap in adaptive capacity, particularly in rural areas where a large majority of the population live and a large number are dependent on farming or agricultural-related activities.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Cambodia: Investigate Land Activist’s ‘Disappearance’
Relatives of Sum Moeun said they received information that soldiers allegedly hit and beat him with gun butts and slapped him when they arrested him.
Suvannaphum SEZ gets nod from Ministry of Environment
The 205 hectare SEZ will be populated with ready-made factories 46 kilometres away from Phnom Penh.
LNG may replace coal in Vietnam’s $7.8 billion power project
VN officials met with Thailand’s Gulf Energy Development over plans to build four gas-fired plants, with total capacity of about 6,000 megawatts, as well as LNG import facilities.
Controversial land law threatens Myanmar ethnic communities
“If this is mishandled, it could even spark widespread civil unrest and a return to armed conflict in parts of the country.”
Electricity agency, Laos renew PPAs
Thailand has signed total PPAs to buy 6,000MW of power from Laos, as the Laotian government is studying the feasibility of the 1,600 MW Mekong-Luang Prabang hydroelectric project.