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Myanmar’s earth champions raise awareness about climate change
A small and passionate group of young activists is working in diverse ways to raise public awareness about the threat Myanmar faces from climate change.
Lao Dam Resettlement Village Out of Water Due to Drought
The community too faces hardships from lack of jobs, schools, health care, and land suitable for farming, while landslides also pose a threat to the village, which is built on a mountain slope that may collapse when rains return.
How solar could save the Mekong
a 25-year program for a 28 GW floating solar project with 4-hours battery storage will meet Cambodia’s projected energy needs to 2045 at the cost of US$31 billion.
Activist network slams Chao Phraya promenade project
Thirty-five groups had come together under the umbrella of the River Assembly and believed that if allowed to go ahead as planned the promenade would cause irreparable damage to the country,
Forestry Communities Tapped to Produce Sustainable Charcoal
Some of the country’s more than 600 “forestry communities”, groups with a claim to communal forests, which they help protect and manage, will be tapped to produce sustainable charcoal and fuelwood under a test project.
Cambodia struggles to keep the lights on
Prime Minister Hun Sen warns of new rolling power outages that threaten to short-circuit the economy as hydropower generation seriously compromised by low water levels.
Unsustainable natural rubber poses major threat to wildlife and people
Six countries providing 95 per cent of the global production, including Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, India and China – covering almost 12 million hectares.