Otters, fish and birds along the Ing and Ruak rivers face threats from hydropower dams on the Mekong, but understanding is lacking of the true impacts on the ecology of these Mekong tributaries
Category: Thailand
Farmers warned they need to adapt
With results showing that under combined stressors of climate change and land-use change, the research team suggested the duration of agriculture droughts of a 10-year return period will increase by 50% and the severity of droughts will increase by more than 150%.
Bangkok on alert as 70,000 homes flood in Thailand
In the past, farmland and rice paddies in low-lying areas absorbed flood water but the city’s expansion has led much converted to real estate. The city’s flood prevention masterplan, involving underground reservoirs and tunnels, has not been fully built because of problems acquiring land, according to local media.
The challenge of water management in Thailand
The recent centralized water planning restructuring has not been desirable. It ignores core principles of integrated water resources management, which require local participatory planning and action based on local knowledges and understanding of water-related issues, the agency mostly just focuses on mega-projects.
Drones may help replant forests—if enough seeds take root
In Myanmar, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates, drones have been used to help plant mangrove trees, a potentially impactful development, since trees planted near the equator capture more carbon than those planted elsewhere.
Sino-Thai rail line back on track
The Thai government has paid more than 179 billion baht for the construction project which is divided into 14 contracts whereas the Chinese government is responsible for overseeing design and construction work, supplying the railway signalling systems and train carriages, and training personnel.
Dams fail but still vital
Ban Kaeng Sila village in Khon Kaen’s Ubon Ratana district is just one kilometre away from Ubolratana Dam, the largest irrigation dam in the Northeast.. But local farmers had to endure severe drought for three years between 2018 to 2020, as the dam’s reservoir dried.
Thai water project gives Beijing a new Belt and Road foothold
Thailand’s military-dominated government is paving the way for a Chinese state-owned enterprise to land a water diversion project, the first of its kind in the country and a likely steppingstone for China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
By land or sea: Thailand perseveres with the Kra Canal
The fabled Thai waterway meant to bypass the Strait of Malacca has been mooted for centuries. Could its time have come? Whatever China’s interest may amount to has already – if reports are to be believed – drawn countervailing attention from the United States, as well as Australia and India.
Thai oil major PTT launches $16bn push into EVs and green energy
The centerpiece of the government controlled PTT’s green drive is the development of Thailand’s EV supply chain. The government plans to have 30 percent of vehicles produced domestically be zero emissions by 2030.