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Mekong River basin faces great challenges: Vietnam PM
Lying in the lower reaches of the river, Vietnam’s Mekong Delta is facing the consequences of reduced Mekong flows. The phenomenon of saline intrusion in the region also appeared 1-1.5 months earlier with a larger range and intensity than before.It is predicted that by 2040, ...
Hoai Thu
4th MRC International Conference of Stakeholders opens in Vientiane
The 4th Mekong River Commission (MRC) International Conference of Stakeholders was opened on April 2 in Vientiane, Laos with the theme ‘Innovation and Cooperation for a Water Secure and Sustainable Mekong’. During the two-day conference, representatives of the parties and regional and global experts will ...
Mekong countries to invest over $60 mln to improve state of river
The Mekong River Commission has unveiled the financial component of a new strategy to address emerging challenges and improve the overall state of the river basin. Under the new five-year strategic plan, it seeks to invest over $60 million, of which about 40 percent would ...
Viet Anh
Vietnam proposes audit on water resources in Mekong River basin
The State Audit of Vietnam (SAV) proposed that an audit on water resources in the Mekong River basin be conducted by the agency called “ASOSAI’s cooperative environmental audit in Southeast Asia in the 2020-2021 period”, at the 55th Executive Board meeting of the Asian Organisation ...
Mekong pilot program to monitor impact of Lao dams on lower basin
Transboundary environmental impacts of Laos’ Xayaburi and Don Sahong dams will be monitored under a two-year program following a call for more data transparency.Joint Environment Monitoring of Mekong Mainstream Hydropower Projects (JEM) aims to “systematically collect, generate and share reliable and scientific data and information ...
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