It is good to hear from Natural Resources and Environment Minister that his ministry is considering closing the country’s 157 national parks for three months each year to allow the ecology and environment to improve.
Category: Opinion
Collection of opinions relevant to the Mekong environment published in media outlets across the globe.
Slow grid rollout shows why Myanmar should join the personal energy revolution
Where demand density is low, such as villages and rural towns, it should prioritise personal energy. More people will receive electricity faster and the risk of premature grid extension without sufficient supply can be mitigated.
How to mitigate the health disaster of air pollution – can the successful Vietnamese Covid response teach us some lessons?
Air pollution is “a silent killer” in Vietnam where more than 60 000 deaths per year, more than traffic accidents with 11,000 deaths.
Building a sustainable, inclusive and more resilient Cambodia
This is in line with the vision of Prime Minister Hun Sen in promoting a people-centric development approach.
China’s drain on Mekong
Nobody will buy China’s defence as long as it offers no transparency on its use of Mekong water upstream.
Environmental effects of Chinese projects in Myanmar
Hence, the governments despite their quest for investment must take decisions keeping social and environmental impacts in mind before it gets too late to act.
Thailand Confronts its Triple Disaster in 2020
The confluence of COVID, droughts, and raging forest fires have combined to produce a perfect storm of challenges for the government.
Drought in the Mekong Region Prompts Calls for Greater Regional Co-operation
Vietnam could potentially lose a major part of its rice, fruit and vegetable production, which accounts for nearly 25 per cent of its GDP.
Japanese banks must stop funding coal megaprojects
There is $4.8 billion of public financing support still pending, all for projects in Vietnam, Indonesia and Bangladesh.
Developing groundwater from scratch: Lessons from Laos
With hotter, less predictable weather on the rise, more countries are looking underground for water.