Decade Freeze on Dams

The Nam Theun 2 power dam under construction in Laos' Nakai plateau, June 28, 2007. (AFP)

2010-10-18
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.