NGOs slam the new Mekong dam

20 February 2017
Khmer Times
Civil society / Environmental impact assessments / Hydropower dams / Rivers and lakes / Water resources / Water rights
Cambodia National Mekong Committee (CNMC) / Mekong river / Mekong River Commission (MRC) / NGO Forum on Cambodia / Oeurng Chantha / Pak Beng hydropower dam / Rivers Coalition in Cambodia (RCC)

Environmental organizations and civil society groups have expressed concern at plans to build another dam along the Mekong River in Laos and asked the Lao government to suspend the project due to the effects it will have on communities, water flow and fishery resources in Cambodia. In addition, water resources and hydropower researcher Oeurng Chantha said the governments along the Mekong had a duty to study the technical, economic and social impacts of dams on local residents and hydrology changes before approving any project. …

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