Development and the Mekong Commons
In the Mekong Region, after decades of governments, donors, corporations, experts and other adherents pursuing development, winners and losers – both in an absolute and relative sense – have emerged....
View ArticleGrowing food forests along the Ou River in Lao PDR
Bounty from the Nam Ou food forest. (Photo by Green Laos Community.) Food security from the wild food forest The concept of “food forest” refers to the practice of combining wild and wild-grown plants...
View ArticleHigh costs of Cambodia’s Lower Sesan 2 hydropower dams
Yali Falls: dammed by hydropower “development” Gneug was washing her clothes when the water started rising. Quickly she dropped her laundry and walked back as the flow became more violent. In a couple...
View ArticleAmidst the drought, diversifying farming systems can protect food security in...
Climate change is threatening both rice production and fisheries that are the staple food of millions of people in Cambodia. Cambodia’s farmers and fishers can cope with the impacts of climate change...
View ArticleA young Singaporean’s journey of self-discovery in Isaan
I’m back in Singapore – a crowded island-state two times smaller than the area of Bangkok. Singapore is my home, and familiar and comforting to me. But I find myself constantly thinking about Isaan –...
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