Major meeting over contentious Laos dam scheduled

The Vientiane-based Mekong River Commission will hold a regional public consultation on a controversial dam project in Laos later this month. The Don Sahong dam discussion will allow civil society and other relevant stakeholders to voice their concerns over the dam’s impacts, the commission said in a statement. … The Dec. 12 meeting will give Laos a chance to defend the dam proposal, while allowing its opponents to discuss their concerns about the dam’s potential ecological and human impacts. …

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