BANGKOK, Nov 20 — US Vice President Kamala Harris announced US$20 million (RM91 million) in new funding for clean energy projects in the Mekong region, during the last day of her tour of Thailand today following a regional summit.

She spoke to civil society and business leaders in Bangkok after the close of a meeting of the 21-member Apec bloc a day earlier.

"Bold climate action is not only necessary to protect the people of our planet and our natural resources, but it is also powerful driver of economic growth,” she said.

In an earlier news release, she said the administration would request funding from Congress for the Japan-US-Mekong Power Partnership (JUMPP), through which the two countries partner with regional nations to promote sustainable energy.

"In particular, we know that the climate crisis presents a real threat to the communities who depend on the Mekong River. In Thailand, in Vietnam, Laos.” — Reuters