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2 Dec 2013

Author:
Laignee Barron, Phnom Penh Post (Cambodia)

Nations unite against dam

Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand have all called on Laos to submit its planned Don Sahong hydropower dam to an intergovernmental assessment…“Compared with the notification process, which is just the timely submission of materials with no further discussion, consultation requires notification plus a six-month time frame for each country to conduct studies and share concerns,” said…[the] Cambodian National Mekong Committee secretary-general…[The] 260-megawatt dam would potentially have too high an impact on mainstream fish migration in the dry season to bypass consultation with other affected countries, the downstream officials allege in letters sent to the MRC…

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