Southeast Asia faces far reaching challenges in ensuring regional cooperation in dealing with climate change after the decision by the United States to withdraw from the 2015 Paris Agreement.
Category: Region
Selected environmental stories from media outlets in the Mekong region and beyond.
Myanmar Deserves More Than a Miserable Media Environment
According to the recently-released 2017 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Myanmar moved up 12 places in the rankings since last year and stands at 131 among 180 countries.
Going green: Clean energy generates giant investments across Vietnam
It looks like investors are trying to cash in on incentives for green power projects.
Regional cooperation ‘key’ to Mekong projects
As nations in the Greater Mekong Subregion suffer a rise in water shortages and salinity intrusion, governments need to cooperate in order to safeguard the livelihood of residents in the river basin and their diverse cultures, experts said.
Will there be a logistics center in the Mekong Delta?
Can Tho City, the heart of Mekong Delta, has been chosen by the government as the site to build Mekong Delta’s logistics center with total area of 242 hectares in the Cai Cui Port area.
Push for labelling laws to have restaurants and takeaway shops tell us where our seafood comes from
SOUTH Australian seafood, there’s nothing like it. Tucking into a fisherman’s basket on the foreshore is a Croweater’s birthright — but do we really know what we’re eating?
This is climate change: When is Thailand going to do something about it?
The rivers have escaped their banks. They have destroyed millions of rai of paddies and fields newly prepared for planting.
A rising chorus of voices condemns Laos’ planned Pak Beng dam
Activists, technical experts, and officials from other Mekong Basin countries have recently spoken out against plans to construct a mainstream dam at Pak Beng.
Nation lacks a coherent solar strategy
Declining costs of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and energy storage systems have inspired customers and businesses to change the way we produce and consume electricity. Already, several shopping malls and factories in Thailand are using rooftop solar PV systems, which convert sunlight into electricity, to help power their operations and lower their electricity bills.
Power giants expand grid projects
China’s power giants are carving out new business opportunities by building cross-border electricity grids through renewable energy projects.