Vietnamese Mekong Activist wins Goldman Environmental Prize
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2018 4:30 pm
Goldman Prize Winner Nguy Thi Khanh: Catalyzing a Clean Energy Transformation in Vietnam
Mon, 04/23/2018 - 9:34am
By:
Michael Simon
This week, as Vietnamese environmental activist Nguy Thi Khanh is honored with a Goldman Environmental Prize, we reflect on her long and inspiring career.
I first experienced Khanh’s great organizing and convening skills when she was working with the Vietnamese NGO WARECOD (Centre for Water Resources, Conservation and Development). Khanh, along with her co-leader Ms. Nga Dao, helped bring the Vietnamese experience into shaping our regional civil society network – the Save the Mekong coalition.
Working with other Vietnamese NGO groups, Khanh also coordinated the campaigns and research of the Vietnam Rivers Network (VRN). Khanh provided great insights into Vietnam’s interests and concerns regarding Mekong dams, and she advocated for the importance of hearing from local communities while protecting river ecosystems. Khanh and VRN helped organize community-to-community exchanges, helping develop a “Mekong spirit” between peoples living in different parts of the river basin.
https://www.internationalrivers.org/blo ... in-vietnam
Mon, 04/23/2018 - 9:34am
By:
Michael Simon
This week, as Vietnamese environmental activist Nguy Thi Khanh is honored with a Goldman Environmental Prize, we reflect on her long and inspiring career.
I first experienced Khanh’s great organizing and convening skills when she was working with the Vietnamese NGO WARECOD (Centre for Water Resources, Conservation and Development). Khanh, along with her co-leader Ms. Nga Dao, helped bring the Vietnamese experience into shaping our regional civil society network – the Save the Mekong coalition.
Working with other Vietnamese NGO groups, Khanh also coordinated the campaigns and research of the Vietnam Rivers Network (VRN). Khanh provided great insights into Vietnam’s interests and concerns regarding Mekong dams, and she advocated for the importance of hearing from local communities while protecting river ecosystems. Khanh and VRN helped organize community-to-community exchanges, helping develop a “Mekong spirit” between peoples living in different parts of the river basin.
https://www.internationalrivers.org/blo ... in-vietnam