Questions over Laos dam

23 July 2012
The Phnom Penh Post
Agriculture and fishing / Environment and natural resources / Fishing, fisheries and aquaculture / Land / Rivers and lakes / Water resources
build / Cambodian communities / Cambodians / downstream / Fish / Foreign Minister Hor Namhong / Hor Namhong / hydropower dam / Laos / Mekong river / northern Laos / reporters / river / Xayaburi dam

A decision on whether to build the Xayaburi dam on the Mekong River in northern Laos is a life and death one that will affect Cambodians downstream, according to Foreign Minister Hor Namhong. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Namhong said the controversial 1,260-megawatt hydropower dam has the potential to threaten fish numbers in the Mekong, a problem that would affect Cambodian communities who rely on the river for their livelihood. …

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