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Lao PDR’s Prime Minister Submits a New Directive in Support of NHI’s Sustainable Hydropower Alternatives

October 3, 2018 By Jessica Nagtalon

On 13th of August 2018, the Prime Minister of Lao PDR submitted a new Letter of Notification directing “the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to collaborate with the Ministry of Education and Sports, the Ministry of Energy and Mines, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, together with other related organizations to research on the […]

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Filed Under: Laos Xe Kong, Mekong River Basin

Lao PDR’s Prime Minister Endorses NHI’s Master Plan for Sustainable Hydropower Development

February 27, 2018 By Jessica Nagtalon

On 16 February 2018, the Office of the Prime Minister of Lao PDR, submitted an official notification to several ministries of the Government of Lao (GoL) to take specific actions based on the research, findings and recommendations of the Natural Heritage Institute’s (NHI’s) Master Plan for Sustainable Hydropower Development of the Xe Kong Basin and […]

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Filed Under: Laos Xe Kong, Mekong River Basin

Xe Kong Fisheries Workshop

July 14, 2016 By Lisa Thompson

On September 26, NHI and the National University of Lao will bring together the world’s leading experts on the migratory fishery of the Xe Kong river basin, which is the last major free-flowing segment of the entire Mekong River Basin. As such, it is of superlative value for propagation of migratory fish stocks on which both the nation of Lao PDR and the rest of the basin relies for food security. It is essential to understand, to the extent the data permit, how this fishery functions and how it would be affected by the seven hydropower dams that are proposed for the Xe Kong mainstream.

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Filed Under: Laos Xe Kong, workshops

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