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Tag: Water Management
New water fees ‘threaten livelihoods’
“This policy will be a huge blow for the farmers, especially for rice farmers, because they have already suffered from deficits in selling rice,” leading economist said.
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.
Rethinking the role of nature in dam planning and management
Investing in nature is not a waste of money or a drain on profit margins. On the contrary, such investments are just as important as the concrete and steel needed to build dams and reservoirs.
Vietnam’s Mekong Delta sinking at worrying rate: expert
Subsidence and rising sea level are threatening to sink the entirety of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta in the near future if preventive measures are not carried out quickly, an expert has warned.
One of Asia’s Fastest-Growing Cities Just Got a $1 Billion Plumbing Bill
Suffering continues as development trumps pollution control in Phnom Penh, Japan wants to help fix it.
Sesan dam goes online, while PM dismisses environmental concerns
The floodgates of the largest and most controversial dam project in Cambodia’s history officially closed yesterday. Prime Minister Hun Sen took aim at environmentalists, ambassadors and NGOs in a wide-ranging speech.
Gov’t seeks climate change breakthroughs
The biggest conference ever held on the Mekong Delta, occurring this week in Can Tho, is a chance for the Government to hear of breakthrough ideas on sustainable development in the southern region amid climate change threats.
Super Malaria Strain gaining strength in the GMS
New strain of drug-resistant Malaria has spread to all four countries of the Eastern Greater Mekong subregion and of international concern