Climate change on agenda

29 July 2011
The Phnom Penh Post
Economy and commerce / Energy / Energy policy and administration / Environment and natural resources / Generation and distribution facilities / Social development
ADB / Alan Michaud / Asian Development Bank (ADB) / Cambodia / Climate Change / Economic Development / Environmentalists / Greater Mekong Subregion / Greenhouse Gas Emissions / Hun Sen / hydroelectric dams / Ministry of Environment / Mok Mareth / National Assembly / Power security / Prime Minister Hun Sen / Southeast Asia

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday called for greater regional cooperation to tackle a range of environmental problems in the Greater Mekong Sub-region, but did not specifically address the threat posed by dams. “I call on all countries in the Greater Mekong Sub-region to place more emphasis on developing the necessary scientific knowledge to protect the environment on a national and regional level,” he said at a regional forum in the capital. “Power security” was high on the premier’s agenda. “Reliable energy sources form a strong basis for economic and social development,” he said, adding that they “also pose great risks for the environment”.

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