At the dawn of a new era of building dams on the Yarlung Tsangpo, countless lives and ecosystems are being risked in the name of “development” and geopolitics.
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Study shows limits for sustainable hydropower in the Mekong
Limited opportunities remain for less impactful hydropower in the lower basin, where most development is currently planned, while better trade-offs could be reached with dams in the upper Mekong in China.
New Elevation Measure Shows Climate Change Could Quickly Swamp the Mekong Delta
A stunning 12 million people could be displaced by flooding in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta within half a century, according to new research.
Mangroves and shoreline erosion in the Mekong River delta, Viet Nam
Results show mangrove protection initiatives need to consider sustained sediment supply as a key parameter.
Report predicts Vietnam poised for renewables boom
The study from analytics firm GlobalData predicts a a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.4 per cent for currently untapped non-hydropower renewables in the country, which it attributes to a change in government policies.
World can meet climate and energy goals without harmful hydropower – report
Southeast Asia can develop low carbon, low cost power systems that do not require dams on the Mekong river or its few remaining, free-flowing major tributaries.
‘A Million Elephants’ No More: Conservationists In Laos Rush To Save An Icon
The Laos government and conservation groups estimate there are only about 800 elephants left in the country — 400 wild elephants, 400 in captivity.
This Endangered Turtle is Making a Comeback
Since a single giant softshell turtle was discovered in 2007, almost 4,000 nests were preserved and over 8,500 hatchlings had been released into the Mekong River.
Fighting climate change with bamboo
Eleven percent of CO2 emissions are attributed to embodied emission which refers to carbon that is released during the construction process and material manufacturing. Use of bamboo can reduce this.
Vietnam can reduce emissions, save $2.3 billion by 2030
Through cost-saving practices for coffee, rice, corn and livestock production,