Cambodian experts concerned over Laos dam project near border

20 March 2014
Global Times
Civil society / Energy / Environment and natural resources / Generation and distribution facilities / Government / Hydropower dams / International relations / Renewable energy production / Social development
Don Sahong dam / Hou Sahong / Laos / Mekong river / Mekong River Commission / NGO Forum / Save the River Coalition / Tek Vannara / World Wildlife Fund / Xayaburi

Cambodian experts on Thursday expressed concerns over the Laos Don Sahong dam development project, saying the proposed hydroelectric dam would pose a serious threat to the existence of the biodiversity on the Mekong River in Cambodia.

Some 90 conservationists, environmentalists, development partners, academia, fishery scientists, and local and international non-governmental organization representatives met here to discuss the concerns, said a joint press statement from The NGO Forum on Cambodia and the River Coalition in Cambodia, which organized the forum. …

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