Countries along the famous river basin need to strengthen legislation and consider non-hydro alternatives amidst climate change threats, experts say.
Category: Analysis
Sembcorp gas-fired power plant wins praise and flak at opening
The 225 MW plant is discharging large amounts of wastewater into the river every day but locals haven’t been allowed us to test it.
Questions remain as Vietnam reaches major REDD+ milestone
echnically this means results-based payments for forest-related carbon reductions can be rolled out, but there is no framework for such a system yet.
UN finally tells the truth about Laos
Special Rapporteur to refer the reclusive authoritarian nation to the UN Human Rights Council for a host of abuses and failings.
Thailand: Drought dries up hope
The Northeast of the country is currently the area most affected, but many other districts are going through similar water struggles.
Laos has ‘mortgaged’ future at expense of people, U.N. expert says
Government policies have paved the way for investments in mining and agriculture but have placed greater pressure on land and impoverished communities.