That same shift to clean energy needs to happen in more developing countries if emissions worldwide are to be zeroed out by mid-century—a timeline needed to avoid catastrophic global warming.
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Kampot: Blue crab and livelihoods in Cambodia’s Trapeang Ropov fishing community
Blue crab, with its delicious meat, can be caught year round in Kampot and it sustains the economy of the fishing communities in the coastal province thanks to its high demand across the country. However, even though fishing and crab sustain them, the communities are not free from the difficulties and environmental issues caused by development.
Myanmar Regime Reorganizes Committees to Press Ahead With BRI Projects
With international investors shunning the military regime, China is one of the few countries willing to do business with the coup leaders and invest heavily in the country.
Why Asean needs to care about Mekong issues like it did with haze
Asean ignores the impending implosion of the Mekong’s ecosystem at its peril, as the fallout will not be confined to the subregion. Food security challenges in the Mekong basin are a cause for region-wide concern since the countries along the river’s length are among the world’s biggest rice exporters.
Villagers angry over attempt to remove forest leader
“The reason why there is a petition to remove Tuk is that he protected the forest from perpetrators who wanted to carry out illegal logging activities.”
The missing variable: How climate change is affecting Cambodian fish harvesters
What the researchers didn’t realize until later was that climate change was actually affecting the fishers in two significant ways that weren’t at all obvious from their data.
UK and Thailand to Cooperate in New Era of Smart City Development
The UK and Thailand have jointly launched the “UK Thailand Tech Export Academy”. The purpose of the collaboration is to promote the development of “smart cities” to be constructed across Thailand. So far, the initiative has involved the matching of over 200 businesses from the UK and Thailand.
New Pursat dam project 90% finished
According to the Pursat Provincial Administration, the dam is part of the Greater Mekong Sub-region Flood and Drought Risk Management and Mitigation Project which is funded by the Asian Development Bank.
National water resource security scheme discussed
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s Water Resource Management Department convened an online meeting with relevant units in Hanoi on May 17 to discuss building a scheme to ensure national water resource security.
France aids Mekong River monitoring program
EUR 1.5 million to increase the ability of the MRC and its member countries, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam, to monitor rainfall and river flow in order to better understand flow changes and corresponding impacts of development projects and climate change on riverine communities and the environment, especially water quality, sediment, and fisheries.