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Study says China-backed dam in Cambodia would destroy Mekong

A Chinese-backed plan for Cambodia to build the Mekong River’s biggest dam would destroy fisheries that feed millions and worsen tensions with Vietnam, the downstream country with most to lose from dams on the waterway, according to a three-year study commissioned by the Cambodian government. ...

Stephen Wright
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/study-says-china-backed-dam-in-cambodia-would-destroy-mekong/2018/05/17/c9b55aaa-5a32-11e8-9889-07bcc1327f4b_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.852ea09f02bc

Leaked report decries reservoir

The final report assessing the impact of a future dam in Kratie has claimed that the dam project could result in “killing the life” of the Mekong River. This final report said the project’s location is the worst possible for a dam and would have ...

Mech Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/leaked-report-decries-reservoir

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