Environment and natural resources
Thailand prepares evacuation in northern provinces as Mekong water level rises
The Thai government has instructed the governors of all northern provinces to prepare to evacuate residents as water level in the Mekong River continues to rise. Before noon on Tuesday (July 31), the Mekong River has burst its banks, allowing water to flow into riverside ...
Thousands displaced by flooding of Mekong
Nearly 1,000 families residing in provinces along the Mekong River had been evacuated to safe areas as of Tuesday, while 1,133 houses in Kratie province had been inundated, according to provincial authorities. The water levels in the provinces had risen significantly, they said, leading schools ...
Dam calamity a wake-up call for Mekong hazards
The recent case of the Xe Pian Xe Namnoy dam collapse in Laos is a timely reminder that there are potential hazardous factors associated with the failure of storage dams. These include large mass movements into a reservoir close to the dam such as a sudden ...
Mekong's banks at bursting point as deluge continues
More provinces along the Mekong River in the North and the Northeast are being alerted to brace for possible burst riverbanks and flooding as rain continues to pour down in upper Thailand. Keep reading ...
Rising Mekong triggers worries of more devastation
Provinces along the Mekong River are keeping a close watch, as the water levels in the international waterway are increasingly worrying. Authorities in many northern and northeastern provinces are closely monitoring the rising water levels in the Mekong after heavy rains hit large parts of ...
Mekong Delta turns to tech to fight climate change
Experts have urged authorities in the Mekong Delta region to use cutting-edge technologies to restructure the agricultural sector in the face of climate change. Keep reading ...
Erosion incidents increase in Mekong Delta
The amount of silt and sediment flowing down the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta has been decreasing, while the erosion of riverbanks and coastlines around the area is becoming more serious. Keep reading ...
Mekong flood alert for northeastern provinces
Northeastern provinces along the Mekong have been warned of possible flooding due to the rapidly rising water level of the river. The hydrology office in Nong Khai said on Sunday that heavy rains in northern Thailand and Laos were pouring water into the Mekong River ...
Commentary: The Laos dam collapse, and the hidden costs of the Mekong's hydroelectric plans
Beyond concern for the undoubted human costs of the collapse of a dam in Laos, this event once again focuses attention on the long-term effect of the massive expansion of hydropower in the Mekong Basin. Keep reading ...
Southeast Asian nations grapple with worsening plastic trash crisis
China, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam are dumping more plastic into oceans than the rest of the world combined. Are Southeast Asian nations doing enough to tackle the ever-growing plastic pollution problem? []The website Mekong Eye says that Southeast Asia’s Mekong region is “the world’s single ...
