Mean annual projected flow reductions into the basin range from 9 to 29%, 10 to 35% and 7 to 41% for the 2030s, 2060s and 2090s projections, respectively.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Endangered sea turtles hatch for 1st time in decades on Thai soil
The olive ridley sea turtles, listed as vulnerable on IUCN’s Red List, hatched on a Phang Nga beach for the first time since 1996.
Explainer: Why sand is so highly valued and the controversy surrounding cross-border trade
It is claimed that Singapore’s need for sand has destroyed the livelihood of a community on an island off Cambodia’s coast.
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.