Cambodian Fishermen Urge Better Studies on Lao Dam

As Cambodia prepares for a regional meeting over a contentious Lao dam on the Mekong River, fishing communities in Stung Treng province have appealed to Laos to cancel the project.  The Don Sahong dam would be built on the Mekong, two kilometers from the Cambodian border. While some critics warn it could endanger livelihoods downriver, other say communities upstream in Thailand and downstream in Cambodia both face a risk of fish shortages if the dam is completed. Fisherman...

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