It’s difficult to judge the impacts of deforestation, erosion, pollutants, or to confirm or refute claims of damage caused by development without starting from a solid data baseline.
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Mekong hydro resource coordination gets boost from France
Laos and France agreed to set up a new Coordination and Monitoring Centre (CMC) for energy and water resources management.
APEC finance and bank deputies meet in Hoi An
Disaster risk financing and insurance was one of the important topics that officials of 21 APEC economies discusses this week
Bio-tech key to climate change response: scientist
Top Vietnamese scientist speaks about the agricultural challenges facing the Mekong Delta and measures to cope with them.
ASEAN ministers to meet in Laos to discuss disaster management
ASEAN ministers to meet on disaster management in Luang Prabang with focus on the need to prepare resources in readiness for preparedness.
How has climate change affected Vietnam?
In 2016, the consequences of climate change in Vietnam were evident with 10 typhoons and seven tropical depressions in the the South China Sea, more than the average of many years ago.
AIIB: a potential new finance source for Cambodia’s renewable energy
If the Electricité Du Cambodge provides a secured power purchase agreement and attractive prices, AIIB is likely to fund solar projects in the Cambodia.
Data for a changing world: Satellites for sustainability
To manage resources sustainably in a changing world, you need information. Good decisions require comprehensive, accessible, easy-to-use data.
Mekong Delta faces three big challenges caused by climate change
Mekong Delta, the rice granary of Vietnam, is facing three challenges from climate change, unsustainable development and hydropower development, says local ecologist.
World focus on the Mekong Delta
According to studies, 39 per cent of the Mekong Delta could be underwater by the year 2100.