Cambodia, US share concerns over Lao dam

28 August 2014
The Cambodia Daily
Aid and development / Development Assistance Committee (DAC) members / Energy / Government / Hydropower dams / International relations / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation / Renewable energy production / United States aid
Don Sahong dam / John Kerry / Laos / Mekong river / Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Ouch Borith / Scot Marciel / U.S. / U.S. State Department

Following a meeting with a visiting U.S. diplomat on Wednesday, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary of State Ouch Borith said the U.S. shares Cambodia’s concerns about a controversial hydropower dam Laos is planning to build on the Mekong River.

Cambodia and Vietnam both fear that the 256-MW Don Sahong dam in southern Laos will severely reduce vital fish stocks in the Lower Mekong and its tributaries. …

 Eang Mengleng
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