Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Water from the air saves drought-plagued regions in Vietnam
Water extracting machines powered by the sun are hoped to be applied in remote disadvantaged regions around Vietnam.
Rights issues from transborder investments in focus at forum
From Malaysia, Myanmar and Laos, to Indonesia, the impacts from transborder investments were discussed at the forum organised by Thailand’s National Human Rights Commission and Forest People Programme. It ends tomorrow.
Cambodia juggles energy need V risk new Chinese dam could ‘kill the Mekong’
In June 2018, a leaked environmental impact assessment report on the proposed Sambor Hydropower Dam could “literally kill the [Mekong] river”.
Waste energy – an opportinity wasted
Vietnam’s 27 million pigs generate annual emissions equivalent to around 4.3 million tons of CO2. What many do not know, is that these pernicious emissions could be used to generate electricity.
Environmental Defenders Under Pressure Across Southeast Asia
A forum addressed the “global crisis” of killings and abuses linked to land. Several attendees were former members of Mother Nature Cambodia, an activist group heavily targeted by authorities.
Lao farmers using “photovoice” to communicate about climate change
Photovoice is a communication tool that utilizes photographs and videos to represent key issues affecting vulnerable groups.