The call is open for all writers and researchers based in the Mekong Region to build their writing capacity and produce a written story on current environmental and development issues about the Mekong Region.
Looking back, moving forward: Reflecting on the Mekong Commons after six years
As we look back and reflect on all of this, it provides us further motivation. We are looking back so that we can move ahead.
Restoring the Phou Phanang forest: Lao youth dig in
The Phou Phanang forest in Lao PDR, in Nahoi village not far from Vientiane, is crucial to local livelihoods and is home to gibbons and elephants. Young people are joining local communities to raise awareness and restore the Phou Phanang forest.
Will the Dawei Special Economic Zone benefit the people of Myanmar?
The Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) project in Myanmar will establish large-scale industrial estates for export-led industrialization. Japan has recently expressed interest in investing in the Dawei SEZ. Japan’s economy has been built on this model of industrial development. This development model has caused enormous environmental and health impacts. Minari Tsuchikawa questions whether it is appropriate for Japan to impose this type of “development” model on Myanmar rather than allow the people of Myanmar to find their own path of sustainable development.
4th WriteShop for Mekong Writers: Call for applicants
The writeshop will bring together writers and researchers to build capacity to think critically, and produce a written story on current environmental and development issues in the Mekong Region. Less experienced writers especially will be provided help to plan and write their articles.
3rd WriteShop for Mekong Writers: Call for applicants
The writeshop will bring together writers and researchers to build capacity to think critically, and produce a written story on current environmental and development issues in the Mekong Region. Less experienced writers especially will be provided help to plan and write their articles.
Facing the reality of hydropower
In recent decades the Mekong region has witnessed a rapid development of large-scale hydropower projects in the name of energy security, economic growth and sustainable development. Yet do these justifications outweigh the social and environmental costs, and are these justifications even genuine?