Assessment of Sekong River Basin in Lao PDR will include hydro and…

Hydro World – An assessment of the southern Sekong River Basin in Lao PDR is being performed that will “help decision makers and private sector better understand the cumulative impacts of energy project development in areas where multiple projects are planned.” According to a press release from Multiconsult in Norway, Multiconsult, Deltares and Lao Consulting are working with the Read More…

Training and Final Workshop on PEER Project 3-100: Building Mekong…

Mekong River Commission – The Mekong River Commission Secretariat (MRCS) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are co-organising a training and final workshop of the PEER (Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research) Project 3-100: Building Mekong Genetic Biodiversity Network on 12-14 June 2018 in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The PEER project, a three-year Read More…

Workshop discuses environmental protection measures for Mekong Delta

Nhan Dan – A delegation of US diplomats in Vietnam and the Center for Community Human Resource Development under An Giang University co-organised a workshop titled "Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) 2018: Protecting The Mekong Delta Environment", in Can Tho city, from June 4 to 9. The workshop gathers the participation of 120 students from nine countries in the Young Read More…

Age-old traditions sustain fishermen

Borneo Bulletin – On a broad swathe of the Mekong River in Phonsavang village, there is an island where local fishermen have built a small hut so they can shelter from the rain and take a nap when they feel tired. But you won’t see Sivanh there too often because he prefers to sleep on his boat in the shade of big tree. Even so, he goes to the hut every day before he begins a fishing trip Read More…

Thailand’s last untouched Mekong tributary

The Nation – The lower Songkram River basin is the latest site in Thailand under the global spotlight as a crucial ecological resource, the WWF-Thailand said ahead of World Environment Day today. The river basin has been nominated as a wetland of international importance (RAMSAR), intended to protect this vital freshwater source in the Northeast under WWF-Thailand’s three-year Read More…

Remote sensing observation to help sustainable development along…

Xinhua Net – China will coordinate with countries from Asia and Oceania to conduct satellite remote sensing observation along the Mekong River, according to the website of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). The first international conference of the Asia-Oceania Global Earth Observation System of Systems (AOGEOSS) Initiative concluded on May 18 in Deqing in east China's Zhejiang Province. Read More…

Erosion swallows five houses in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta

VN Express – Five houses along a river in Can Tho City were washed away while another 14 partly collapsed on Monday morning as erosion continues to attack Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. The eroded area stretches 55 meters (180 feet) long and 10 meters wide along the O Mon River. As locals rushed out of their houses in time, no cases of death or injuries have been reported, but the authorities Read More…

Organisations concerned over rivers’ water quality

Khmer Times – Two international organisations have expressed concerns over water quality in the Sesan, Srepok and Sekong rivers which threatens the livelihood of about 3.4 million people in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam because of human activity and hydropower dam development. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Conservation International, in collaboration with the Read More…

Dong Thap works to cope with erosion

Vietnam Net – From 2017 to early 2018, Dong Thap has recorded 36km of eroded areas along the banks of the Tien and Hau Rivers, encroaching the mainland from 0.5-30m. Compared to 2016, the eroded area increased by 8.3km in length, causing a loss of 13 hectares of land. At the same time, sections with high risks of erosion increased to 66, 10 sections more than in 2016, with an economic Read More…

Groundwork for Champassak embankment making good progress

Vientiane Times – A huge effort is being made to build the foundations of an embankment along the Mekong River in central Pakxe district, Champassak province. The embankment is part of the US$65.6-million Mekong River Integrated Management Project (MRIMP), which got underway in December last year. Project Director Mr Khamphan Simmala told Vientiane Times yesterday that construction of the Read More…