While COP16 concluded with a promising new body to support indigenous peoples, their exclusion from national conservation efforts remains a challenge
Category: On the table
Stories from global and regional environmental negotiations and conferences.
COP 16: Thai fishing community pleads for conservation funding
While governments discuss funds to protect biodiversity, indigenous and local communities point out their proven conservation work needs to be eligible for grants
Technology boosted as key to solving world’s water crisis
At the Bali water forum, critics argued the focus on technology overlooked the competition for water and the environmental and social implications
Bali water forum discusses managing the Mekong
Challenges remain as transboundary issues along the Mekong River come under the microscope at World Water Forum
COP28 agreement ‘could have been better’
A recent interview with Thailand’s lead climate negotiator finds the COP28 agreement has not closed the gap in climate finance accessibility
COP28: Frontline Mekong communities face funds battle
Climate funds are available, but people in the region face roadblocks in accessing it due to intergovernmental mechanisms and limited freedom
COP28: Thailand opts for grants to finance a green transition
Wary of debt, Bangkok opts to avoid loans from climate funds and says its green transition may take up to 40 years
Mekong countries push for financial help at COP28
A loss and damage fund has been agreed on at COP, but will all the lower Mekong countries qualify to receive the funds?