The project aims at mitigating the damages caused by natural disasters such as floods in wet season and droughts in dry season and increasing agricultural productivity for revitalisation of national and regional economic development.
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Drought is no disaster, says Prawit
During the past few months, the government has applied nine measures to combat the drought, including the development of groundwater resources and tightening control over water consumption in water-intensive rice cropping and other crop harvesting in the Chao Phraya River basin.
Thai, Cambodia, Vietnam Ambassadors Urge ASEAN, US support for Mekong Management
The ambassadors of Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia have called for greater support from the U.S. and the ASEAN regional bloc to address urgent environmental threats to the Mekong River. They also emphasized the need for improved water data sharing by all countries on the river, including China.
New boss same as old boss in reshuffled Laos
Laos’ economic options, however, remain limited. Land-locked and with few trading links other than to China, Thailand and Vietnam, its economic future is restricted to debt-accruing infrastructure development and hydropower production, the key sources of its economic growth.
Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region needs $16.5B over five years to foster sustainable development
Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region needs 338 trillion dong ($16.5 billion) over the next five years to upgrade its traffic infrastructure, improve water storage and mitigate riverbank and coastal erosion.
Volatile Mekong threatens birds’ nests
Predictive flow data is not so helpful since, “we can’t negotiate with those who are in control of the water flow. The key to reducing environmental impacts on both birds and other animals is to let the Mekong river run naturally.”
A disappearing river
Artist Disorn Duangdao’s new exhibition ‘Interbeing’ explores the negative effects of a drying Mekong and voices concern about violence in politics
Analysis of skulls reveals that river dolphins in South Asia are two separate species
The conclusion of this new study brings the river dolphin species up to six in total, all of which are listed as either Endangered or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, including the Irrawaddy dolphins (Critically Endangered), found in the Mekong River.
Mekong-Lancang Cooperation records achievements
The Lao PDR highly values the achievements made under the MLC framework on the basis of cooperation for peace, stability, solidarity and mutual benefit in order to deepen and widen cooperation in an efficient manner.
Lands Grabs and Other Destructive Environmental Practices in Cambodia Test the International Criminal Court
Five years ago, the ICC’s prosecutor said she would consider environmental crimes. Now, environmentalists and human rights activists want her to deliver.