Destructive fishing and hydropower dams on free flowing rivers are two main reasons for the extinction of some freshwater fish in Cambodia including the Giant Barb and Isok, a report by World Wide Fund for Nature.
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Chinese regime controls ASEAN countries via Mekong ‘water tap,’ expert says
“Unfortunately, the CCP doesn’t follow international norms, and it has become accustomed to not only keeping everything in the dark, but also doing everything in the dark”
Water Governance in Southeast Asia: A Roundtable Discussion
Online public seminar, Friday, 19 March 2021 at 06:30 ICT / Thursday 18 March 2021 at 16:30 PDT.
Laos Increases Electricity Costs Despite Producing More Electricity
People complain about having to pay more each year as more dams become operational.
Plant-Based NGO Unveils Mass Transit Climate Clock Video Campaign To Highlight Climate Change
A Thai plant-based industry NGO has partnered with a data and consumer insights platform to launch the country’s first mass climate crisis campaign at multiple Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS) subway stations.
Thai tiger park faces permanent closure amid wildlife smuggling allegations
Subsequent DNA tests showed that the tiger cubs were not the offspring of parenting tigers at the park, arousing suspicions that they had been smuggled in.
All Thai factories ordered to go ‘green’ by 2025
The UN agency came up with the Green Industry initiatives to help developing countries maintain resource-efficient low-carbon growth while creating new jobs and protecting the environment.
As the Mekong delta washes away, homes and highways are being lost
These powerful forces have created a sense of calm resignation among delta residents threatened by their impacts. “We’ll just keep moving further inland until we can’t anymore,” said on resident in the shadow of the collapsed house on the Tien. “Then, we’ll go to a relocation area far away from the river.”
Talks on Cambodia-South Korea bridge construction begin
The bridge construction will connect Phnom Penh’s Chroy Chongva area to the west of the Mekong river with Kandal province’s Lvea Em district, to the east of river. The government previously announced that part of the Lvea Aem district will be upgraded to become a district of Phnom Penh.
Efforts made to secure equitable, sustainable management of rivers
In the face of growing pressure on water resources in recent years, authorities in Vietnam, including the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE), have been striving to ensure the equitable and sustainable management of rivers nationwide.