They emphasised the importance of management of the Mekong River to ensure balance between economic growth and environmental protection.
Category: Thailand
‘Flawed’ EHIA for Thepa coal-fired plant approved
The Environmental and Health Impact Assessment (EHIA) on the Thepa coal-fired power plant has been approved over strong objections from opposing groups.
All-powerful agency being established to improve water management
Experts have backed the government’s plan to establish a single all-encompassing organisation to combine the efforts of different agencies and oversee the country’s water management policies.
Belt and Road can’t be taken as a cash machine
The nitiative needs basic infrastructure, but cannot solely rely on mega projects worth billions of dollars. The infrastructure projects have to match the industrialization level of the host country, or they cannot be sustained.
Sinking feeling for Asean fisheries
Southeast Asians eat twice the global average of fish and seafood, but falling catches, unsustainable aquaculture and poor governance have imperiled the crucial industry
At Mekong Forum, a focus on US disengagement and China’s rise
As keynote speakers at this year’s Mekong Forum repeatedly underscored the rise of China amid growing unpredictability of U.S. policies, the sole U.S. representative in the half-filled ballroom in Khon Kaen, cut a lonely figure.
From Fossil Fuel to Clean Energy in ASEAN: Diversification is key
ASEAN’s pathway to an efficient and sustainable energy landscape is paved with with diverse sources.
Rayong Bay a ‘dead sea’ for fishermen
Home to Thailand’s largest petrochemical and industrial hub, the coastal province is plagued with pollution. A major oil spill four years ago added further insult to the injury.
Climate change will force mass migration of 1 billion by 2100
Asia Pacific is the most vulnerable region to climate change, and poor people are to be hit the hardest, prompting migration on a massive scale: ADB report
Civil society groups denounce new environment bill
Environmentalists have called on the authorities to rethink changing Thailand’s environmental protection law, because the process lacks public oversight.