The hotly anticipated Bassac-Kep river navigation and logistics system, a first-of-its-kind waterway transportation project in Cambodia, has been named the “Funan Techo Canal”, according to the minutes of a May 19 meeting of the Council of Ministers.
PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): The Ministry of Tourism and two NGOs – Everwave and River and Ocean Cleanup – plan to launch a campaign to clean up the Mekong, Tonle Sap and Tonle Bassac rivers in Phnom Penh by collecting rubbish from the water and along the river banks. The campaign is slated to begin in March and run until June, in support of the clean city movement.
The Ministry of Tourism and two NGOs – Everwave and River and Ocean Cleanup – plan to launch a campaign to clean up the Mekong, Tonle Sap and Tonle Bassac rivers in Phnom Penh by collecting rubbish from the water and along the river banks. The campaign is slated to begin in March and run until June, in support of the clean city movement.
The Mekong River Commission (MRC) Council has approved the Sustainable Hydropower Development Strategy (SHDS 2021) for the Lower Mekong Basin to address the future potential for hydropower developments on the river.