Women are main economic drivers of their communities, but have little say in development policies shaping their lives.
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Study says Mekong River dams could disrupt lives, environment
Scientists lay out what dam construction could mean for residents and the environment in the region.
Once thriving floating market gasping for air in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
Plans are in place to revive Nga Bay Market, but critics say it’s too late to save the floundering vendors from drowning in a river of bureaucracy.
Environmental fears as EEC plans rushed
Local residents express worry: we fear the impacts on our way of life, as we do not see any development and promotion of … agriculture and fisheries, which are the livelihoods of local people, in the EEC plan.
Belt and Road road corridors put half of Myanmar’s population at risk
Road projects under China’s Belt and Road Initiative would provide transport to areas of the Ayeyarwady basin and surrounding areas, which are home to approximately 24 million people
Sesan villagers seek land titles
They are now seeking indigenous collective land status to protect themselves from being displaced by future development.
Dawei SEZ to be developed in full
The Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) will be developed in full to accelerate its completion after a five-year delay.
Laos Pak Beng Dam Officials Fail to Address Concerns of Mekong Residents
Datang (Lao) Pak Beng Hydropower Co Ltd and the Lao government yesterday met in Chiang Rai with the Network of local people who could be affected by the Pak Beng Dam.
Mekong: riding dragon or hugging panda?
Do all six countries who share the Mekong River share the same spirit of camaraderie? For answers, look to today’s 2nd Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Summit.
Thai junta stakes legacy on industrial plan
Thailand’s military junta is staking its legacy on a plan to direct more than $45bn of investment into three eastern seaboard provinces.