Experts say if managed properly, BRI has the potential to contribute significantly to Cambodia’s SDGs in terms of sustainable economic growth, job creation, and income generation.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Dam claims hold no water: experts
No benefits will materialize. Approval was based on a 15-year-old Environmental Impact Assessment, and the situation had changed.
Protected Forest in Cambodian Illegally Logged Through Official Collusion
Around 1,200 hectares of protected forest from a commune has been illegally logged for timber and sold to businessmen from neighboring Vietnam.
Seminar in Hoa Binh talks sustainable energy development
Also discussed cooperation between Laos, Vietnam and Mekong countries on promoting the implementation of the master plan on water resources and energy.
Deft Diplomacy Required as China, Japan Court Myanmar
Understanding the value of Myanmar’s strategic location in Southeast Asia, China and Japan are accelerating efforts to further their own grand plans.
The Trouble With the Lancang Mekong Cooperation Forum
The LMC was born from China’s unilateral dam building, but that same fact may also undermine the forum in the end.
The river ‘is not for sale’ warn Mekong villages
Locals complain that the rush for development and China’s growing influence will leave them worse off.