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| In this photo taken on Oct. 24, 2010, the Nam Theun 2 dam on the Nam Theun river, a tributary of the Mekong river, in central Laos releases water to the river below. One month earlier, on September 22, 2010, Laos officially submitted its proposal for the Xayaburi dam, the first of 12 mainstream hydro-dam projects in the Lower Mekong Countries. (Photo: AP) |
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| Mr. Jeremy Bird, CEO of the Mekong River Commission, the main regional body coordinating basin-wide development plans. (songrith) |
Washington, DC Monday, 20 December 2010
“The political situation in the region is challenging because of the lack of freedom of speech and democracy in a number of countries…"
Earlier this year, Laos submitted a proposal for a major Mekong River dam project that was the first of its kind among lower Mekong countries. But conservation groups fear that such a dam will hurt the environment and livelihoods of millions of people in the region and in Cambodia.
The Xayaburi dam project in Laos is the first of 12 dam proposals on the mainstream Mekong and has been very controversial because it will be the most important decision about the river in decades.
Aviva Imhof, campaigns director of International Rivers, says if the project is approved, it will encourage other projects, which together will have disastrous impacts on Cambodia’s fisheries and agriculture.
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The Xayaburi dam project in Laos is the first of 12 dam proposals on the mainstream Mekong and has been very controversial because it will be the most important decision about the river in decades.
Aviva Imhof, campaigns director of International Rivers, says if the project is approved, it will encourage other projects, which together will have disastrous impacts on Cambodia’s fisheries and agriculture.
Please click here to read more...
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