Laos and France agreed to set up a new Coordination and Monitoring Centre (CMC) for energy and water resources management.
Tag: Water Management
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.
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.
Govt faces more EEC challenges than was thought, forum hears
Currently, the high-speed rail project is in its early stages and it is a long-term project whole viability remains questionable, says leading economist.
The Lancang-Mekong cooperation framework: China’s real motivation
There are several reasons why China finally takes part in a cooperation framework with the lower Mekong countries. One of them is allow China to enter a ‘damage control’ diplomacy.
Oudomxay province in Laos eyes development of large-scale farms
Chinese companies have told us we need to carry out large-scale production if we want to supply the railway and other development projects in the province: province governor
Economists say Vietnam focuses too much on rice exporting
To ensure food security, Mekong Delta only needs to grow 1.5 million hectares of rice and have two instead of three crops
Few solutions in sight to help save Cambodia’s largest lake
Environmental issues threaten sustainability of Tonle Sap Lake which a million Cambodians depend on for their livelihoods
Few solutions in sight to help save Cambodia’s largest lake
Environmental issues threaten sustainability of Tonle Sap Lake which a million Cambodians depend on for their livelihoods.
Flood control ‘lacking’
MRC’s study on the Sesan and Srepok noted “concern” at the lack of information and coordination on flooding forecasting, flood control and flood warnings in the rivers’ basins,