With the help of smart technologies Vietnam can become one of the top 15 most developed agricultural economies in the world in just ten years.
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Vietnam PM: Industry 4.0 brings about opportunities for Mekong integration
The fourth Industrial Revolution offers integration opportunities given the rising role of soft and digital connectivity within economies.
NGOs to boycott MRC meet
The Mekong River Committee plans to hold an open forum this month on the development of hydropower dams along the river. NGOs plan to boycott the event.
How better hydropower planning can avert future disasters on the Mekon
Those in power must give stronger voices to marginalised communities and protection to natural flood defenses.
Water from the air saves drought-plagued regions in Vietnam
Water extracting machines powered by the sun are hoped to be applied in remote disadvantaged regions around Vietnam.
Cambodia juggles energy need V risk new Chinese dam could ‘kill the Mekong’
In June 2018, a leaked environmental impact assessment report on the proposed Sambor Hydropower Dam could “literally kill the [Mekong] river”.
Waste energy – an opportinity wasted
Vietnam’s 27 million pigs generate annual emissions equivalent to around 4.3 million tons of CO2. What many do not know, is that these pernicious emissions could be used to generate electricity.
Lao farmers using “photovoice” to communicate about climate change
Photovoice is a communication tool that utilizes photographs and videos to represent key issues affecting vulnerable groups.