VIENTIANE: The third Urban Mekong Corridor Initiative Dialogue opened in Lao capital Vientiane on Wednesday (Dec 3) to explore solutions to reduce disaster risks and promote sustainable urban ...
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Mines, rivers, and a regional crisis
When I was a child, the Kok River and the Mekong were clear and alive. We drank directly from the river. Women and mothers gathered along the banks, hauling in fishing nets fully loaded with heavy ...
The pulse of Southeast Asia beats through the mighty Mekong River. For thousands of years, this massive waterway has nourished civilizations, shaped cultures, and sustained livelihoods from the ...
Flagship report by WWF and 25 local, regional and global partners celebrates the diversity of fishes in the Mekong and their importance to people, nature and the health of the river. The Mekong ...
Both within and between nations, Southeast Asia’s largest river gives rise to competing, and in some cases conflicting, notions. In this Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, photo, fishing boats are moored in ...
During flood season in the delta (June to November), women steer long-tail boats to harvest water lilies. Wading into waist-deep water, they rinse and bundle the plants for sale at markets and to ...
A dam being built in Laos near the border with Cambodia imperils downstream communities and the Mekong ecosystem as a whole, experts and affected community members say. The Sekong A dam will close off ...
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