Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Cambodia is finding solutions to climate change by empowering women
Renewable energy policies in Asia almost never factor in gender and marginalized groups unless they actively engage women.
Women’s rights and river protection
On the Mekong and elsewhere women around the world who depend upon and steward freshwater resources face similar threats as they grapple with longstanding gender inequities in decision-making on water control and management.
How investors offload risks & avoid liabilities from Lao hydropower
Assessments fail because investors will lose upfront project costs if the dam isn’t approved and, because there’s no effective independent regulatory system in Laos to ensure accurate project planning and accountability.
Vietnamese provinces say “no” to coal plants–government and industry still want more
Growing health issues, conflicts over land seizures, climate change and the economic viability of renewables have yet to bring about a change of course.
Police intercept pickup packed with pangolins on what to China
Police charged a man with animal trafficking after finding 76 pangolins in the back of his truck He said the pangolins were on their way to be used in traditional medicine in China.