Category: Thailand
Saving Mekong forests must remain a focus for slowing climate change
As the IPCC readies its Special Report Global Warming at 1.5 °C, world leading scientists warn forest protection is paramount. How will the Mekong Region respond? Ask China.
Thailand to push forward Mekong-Japan cooperation framework
Thailand will cooperate with Japan on development projects in the Mekong, by allowing Japan to take part in connectivity development plans, the strengthening of ASEAN Community, and the development of human resources.
Call for further, “renewable”, waste-to-energy power plants
Business operators have high expectations that the country’s energy policymakers will soon open licence granting for waste-to-energy power plants with a combined capacity of 300 megawatts.
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Helping only the poor may hurt all in the end, seminar hears
Several economists have cautioned Thailand against falling into the trap of delivering state help to low-income earners only.
Upstream dams a threat to tomatoes, farmers
Thailand’s finest tomato production areas along Mekong River in the northeastern region have suffered serious impacts from dams in the lower Mekong River Basin, causing financial distress to farmers.
As Bangkok sinks, could this anti-flood park be the answer?
Vast underground reservoirs beneath the city’s Centenary Park can store 1m gallons of water
Maya Bay ongoing closure draws ire from tour firms
The closure of the world-class tourist site, Maya Bay in Krabi, to visitors was extended indefinitely to allow the damaged marine ecosystem to fully recover, drawing immediate protests from tour operators.
Mekong communities urged to organise emergency plans
A communities-led emergency response plan is being advocated to cope with water hazards and dam disasters on the entire Mekong River Basin, as climate change magnifies the threats of water disasters posed by dams.
Score gold by protecting activists, not mine operators
Thai authorities and a local gold mining company have targeted and violated the rights of environmental defenders involved in opposing a gold mine in northeastern Thailand for more than a decade, a new report finds.