
A picture of the Mekong river in the northern Thai region of Nong Khai, bordering Laos. Studies have shown that the Greater Mekong Region will urbanise faster than the UN’s standard annual urbanisation rate. (Photo: Panumas SANGUANWONG / AFP)
A picture of the Mekong river in the northern Thai region of Nong Khai, bordering Laos. Studies have shown that the Greater Mekong Region will urbanise faster than the UN’s standard annual urbanisation rate. (Photo: Panumas SANGUANWONG / AFP)