To invest in Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor project and the country’s agricultural technology as part of its effort to support the Thailand 4.0 policy while furthering its own One Belt, One Road initiative.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Lao Governor Walks Back Projected Costs For Housing in Flood-Hit Attapeu
The governor of a province in Laos hit by flooding from a dam breach earlier this year has issued conflicting estimates of the projected cost to house displaced persons, giving figures deemed unnecessarily high by another official source and contradicting statements he himself had made earlier in an interview.
How Can Asia Unleash the Potential of Youth?
Asian countries like Cambodia need young people’s help to create a sustainable future.
UNDP new plan for sustainable development in Myanmar
The new country programme will be instrumental in shaping Myanmar’s future, including the general election in 2020.
ASEAN: Shaping the Future of Regional Development in Southeast Asia
There are more than a dozen major regional development schemes in the Lower Mekong subregion alone.
Hydroelectric Power in Laos: Economic Security in Energy-Hungry South-East Asia
Studies have found that every country in the Greater Mekong region theoretically has access to energy sources that are 100 per cent renewable.
Mekong Delta likely to face drought, salinity in winter-spring crop
Coastal areas should cultivate extra short-term varieties with strong resilience amidst severe drought, while choosing right cultivation time to avoid salinity.
Dam Project Killing Dolphins, Hurting Fishing and Tourism Industries
Local authorities are utilizing legal loopholes to avoid adhering to regulations that would protect the biodiversity of the Mekong River.
In Laos, a World Bank ‘model’ dam and the myth of sustainable hydropower
The community benefits attached to the Nam Theun 2 mega-dam were doomed from the start, experts who have researched the project told Devex.