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Mekong Communities Tell of Hardship From Hydropower Dams
- 4 June 2013
- The Cambodia Daily
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About 200 people from Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia affected by hydropower dam projects on the Mekong River and its tributaries gathered in Phnom Penh yesterday to share their experiences of how their lives have been adversely affected since the dams were constructed. Speaking at the ...
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Laos defends actions on Xayaburi at MRC meet
- 18 January 2013
- The Phnom Penh Post
- Energy / Environment and natural resources / Generation and distribution facilities / Hydropower dams / Renewable energy production / Rivers and lakes / Water resources
- 1995 Mekong Agreement / Asian Development Bank (ADB) / Cambodia / Dams / Denmark / hydropower development / International Rivers / International Union for Conservation of Nature’s program / Laos / Luang Prabang / Mekong river / Mekong River Commission / MRC development partners / MRC secretariat communications officer Surasak Glahan / Myanmar / US / Vice-Minister of Energy and Mines Viraponh Viravong / World Bank / WWF-Cambodia / Xayaburi dam / Xayaburi prior consultation process
Laos yesterday defended its decision to begin building the Xayaburi dam amid criticism from Cambodia on a lively final day of the Mekong River Commission’s annual council meeting in Luang Prabang, Laos. According to separate sources who attended, Cambodia spoke out against Laos for “misinterpreting” the ...
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