Decade Freeze on Dams
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| The Nam Theun 2 power dam under construction in Laos' Nakai plateau, June 28, 2007. (AFP) |
Radio Free Asia
An intergovernmental study seeks a 10-year moratorium on the building of hydropower dams along the Mekong River.
A study authorized by an influential inter-governmental panel has called for a 10-year freeze in the construction of hydropower dams along Southeast Asia's key Mekong River.
The report, sanctioned by the Mekong River Commission (MRC), came amid a high level of interest to construct up to 12 mainstream hydropower projects in Cambodia, Laos and on the border of Laos and Thailand.
