Stories of People
around the Mekong
Stories that bring together research partners.
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Rising seas, resilient voices: A school’s fight for survival in Samut Prakan, Thailand
Among a mangrove forest threatened by rising sea levels, a small elementary school is a lifeline for climate resilience, providing education to five children from a disappearing indigenous fishing village in Thailand’s Samut Prakan province.
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Podcast – Water politics, not politicization: Negotiating transboundary water governance in the Mekong River Basin
This episode with the former CEO of MRC unpacks the challenges and approaches in transboundary water governance of the Mekong River Basin.
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Launch of the media-research collaboration fellowships
Six journalists from the Mekong Region were selected for the MTT media-research collaboration fellowships to carry out environmental reporting.
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How communities are adapting to the vanishing coastline of Bang Khun Thian in the Gulf of Thailand
The ReTrEAT Cities Project collaborates with vulnerable coastal communities to ensure they have a voice in shaping coastal retreat plans to adapt to climate change.
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Call for 4th batch applications: fellowship opportunities under Mekong Thought Leadership and Think Tanks Program
MTT Program is opening a call for a 6-month fellowship grant with program/project coordination and management background.
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Mekong delta, Vietnam’s rice bowl, is sinking
The delta is facing an existential crisis as rising sea levels, salinisation, and prolonged droughts threaten to alter the landscape irreversibly.
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Unraveling the danger of microplastics in the Mekong Region
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Short film – SUMERNET’s Impact on Reducing Water Insecurity in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
A short film on how SUMERNET’s work in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam emphasizes long-term research and partnerships for actionable policy on solving water insecurity.
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Podcast – Navigating science and policy: A conversation on building climate resilience in the Mekong Region
A podcast conversation exploring how to build climate resilience through evidence-based policy
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Youth engagement in the Lancang-Mekong Region
Youth engagement in the management and governance of water resources is the focus of the 2nd Regional Consultation Workshop on 13-15 November.
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A regional journalist reflects on the Mekong Environmental Resilience Week
Sen Nguyen, a former media grantee of SUMERNET, reflects on her experiences at the Mekong Environmental Resilience Week 2024 in Bangkok.
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Understanding local realities: How to reduce water insecurity at the local community level
SUMERNET researchers are collaborating with local communities by building trust and co-producing knowledge to seek solutions to reduce water insecurity.
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