If Thailand wants to preserve its fast-dwindling forests, it pays to ponder if it’s insane to repeat the same policy that has failed for decades, yet still expect it to succeed.
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China can be sued for choking Mekong
Beijing’s actions breach the UN Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses.
China’s BRI strategy and Laos
Consistent engagement with China could potentially allow Beijing to have an easy hold over them and become a tool to push through their own strategic interests.
An Uncertain Future for Laos
“… a communist regime ‘hell-bent on prioritizing major projects… whatever the social and ecological consequences locally and downstream.'”
The Mekong needs just energy transitions, not more destructive dams
“Now is the time to cancel the Mekong mainstream dams permanently and prioritise sustainable and equitable energy options and pathways that respect the rights of communities.”
Vietnam development model needs upgrade: WB
Vietnam has reached an inflection point in its economic development and needs to look for new models, the World Bank says.
Mekong Infrastructure Tracker
Resources for understanding the dynamic economic, social, environmental, and political impact of development in the Mekong region
Hong Hoang: Environmental activism, influence and CHANGE in Vietnam
Doing things differently clearly works out well for Hong, whose impressive list of accolades includes building one of Vietnam’s most effective campaigning organizations.
Little Laos teeters towards big debt crisis
Laos’ finances are ‘inadequate’ to meet its foreign debt payments, and with Chinese loans and investment in all sectors of the economy, any future development will be more or less directed by Chinese interests.