It’s hard to imagine what it must feel like to have the effects of climate change make such a noticeable impact on day to day life. Especially when your country has done little to contribute to the crisis – in 2018, Cambodia’s CO2 emissions represented just 0.06% of the world’s total.
Category: Article
Pre-feasibility study for HCM City – Can Tho high-speed rail commissioned
The route will be 140km long, start at Tân Kiên Station in HCM City, pass through the provinces of Long An, Tiền Giang and Vĩnh Long and end at Cái Răng Station in Cần Thơ City. It will have nine stations.
Study shows Mekong droughts drive up carbon emissions, energy costs as dams go dry
The paper adds to a growing body of evidence showing how large infrastructure projects and top-down economic change can make communities in the Global South more vulnerable to climate change.
Cambodia to back green-entrepreneur drive
Cambodia has committed its support for a regional initiative to develop a programme that abets home-grown innovative entrepreneurs with climate tech solutions, according to an official at the Ministry of Environment.
Green project to spur bio and economic diversity in Prey Lang
USAID’s Greening Prey Lang project supported 56 farmers in growing ibis rice. The organisation imparted farmers with technical know-how, market knowledge, sustainable natural resource management skills and, perhaps more critically, it has helped secure funding for the endeavour.
Grassroots Activists Work to Save Remaining Cardamom Mountains Rainforest
Despite decades of work in the forest, Sovannarin admits that illegal poaching and logging operations are still common throughout the protected areas, despite the longstanding efforts of the local community, NGOs, and certain government bodies to prevent such activities.
Karen forest dwellers nabbed
Ten Karen villagers who returned to their land at Bang Kloi-Jai Paen Din inside Phetchaburi’s Kaeng Krachan National Park have been arrested, according to a human rights lawyer.
Vietnam strictly controls vehicle emissions to improve air quality
From January 1, 2018, diesel vehicles were required to follow Euro 4 standards, while new assembled or imported cars were requested to follow Euro 5 standards from January 1, 2022.
Kien Giang looking to turn eco-tourism into key service sector
The park is in the core area of the Kien Giang Biosphere Reserve, which was designated as part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves by UNESCO in 2006.