The partnership was formalized at last week’s 2021 ASEAN Media Partners Forum, hosted by the CMG. It gathered around 100 guests from 33 organizations in China and 14 foreign countries who attended the event in person or online.
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Lao Minister of Energy and Mines sets to boost ties with MRC
MRC Secretariat Chief Executive Officer An Pich Hatd noted that he and other Member Countries looked forward to the progress and update on Lao PDR’s implementation of the agreed Joint Action Plans (JAPs) for the Pak Beng, Pak Lay, and Luang Prabang hydropower projects that all had completed their official six-month prior consultation processes.
Southeast Asia’s Road to Recovery: The Energy Context, a call for papers
The HBS Southeast Asia Regional office is issuing this call for papers/analyses that examine the region’s energy landscape and policy responses to the pandemic around a range of topics. Deadline for application: 6 August 2021.
Low dry season flows in Mekong drive down Cambodia’s Tonle Sap, countries urged to improve basin-wide management
“For the sake of better management of the basin and of good faith cooperation, both Member Countries and China should notify any planned major changes in the operation of hydropower projects and share that information with the MRC Secretariat. This is important where such operations may result in abnormal rises and falls in water levels,” says Dr An Pich Hatda, MRC Secretariat Chief Executive Officer.
Meet Kru Tee, Teacher, Guardian, and Defender of the Mekong River
The Mekong – U.S. Partnership Heroes Series is proud to present the story of Niwat Roykaew (Kru Tee), an environmental defender of the Mekong River and its environs.
Thai farmers network tracking diseases wins Trinity Challenge
This project empowers farmers to identify and report zoonotic diseases that could potentially pass from animals to humans, triggering another pandemic.
Australia, Germany, Switzerland to provide nearly USD13 million to improve the Mekong River Basin’s overall state
The contribution follows a recent wave of Development Partners funding to the MRC, as the Commission begins implementing its Strategic Plan 2021–2025 under a new direction to overcome the multiple threats that the basin faces.
Mekong River water levels see big jump due to torrential rain
“The region has received approximately 60% higher than average rainfall this month when compared to the same period in 2019 and 2020,” said Dr Lam Hung Son, Head of the MRC Secretariat’s Regional Flood and Drought Management Centre, noting that rainfall will be lower than average in July and about average in August and September.
United States boosts Thailand’s ability to fight wildlife crimes
This is the culmination of a two-year cooperative effort between USAID Wildlife Asia, the Supreme Court of Thailand, and other partners like UNEP to support the Thai Judiciary in advancing their own environment courts initiative.
Global Environment Facility approves over $46.6 million to support FAO-led projects
They will be implemented in partnership with and co-financed by the governments of Cambodia, Cameroon, Eritrea, Lesotho, Malaysia, Senegal, Thailand, and Viet Nam.