Category: Thailand
Gen Prawit raises concerns over Luang Prabang dam
Thai officials are worried the new dam will worsen the situation by changing the river ecology further, including the flow of sediment downstream.
Thailand’s Big Water Challenge
Water shortages remain a huge problem for the Southeast Asian country.
Thailand’s water shortage and inequality crisis
Local people, farmers and civil society organisations who have experienced a shortage of water, observe that water shortage often becomes a political issue used to justify unfair water distribution and access.
https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2020/03/20/thailands-water-shortage-and-inequality-crisis/
Thai Activists Protest New Xayaburi Dam on the Mekong
In addition to the evidence of environmental damage caused by the dam, the plaintiffs also request that the court issue an injunction to suspend the power purchase agreement.