Controversial Cambodia dam goes ahead despite concerns
Implementation of the Lower Sesan 2 hydropower project in northeast Cambodia is underway despite civil society organisations and local residents expressing concerns over possible serious impacts on the environment and natural resources.
Ouch Vibol, project officer of the Culture and Environment Preservation Association, told journalists at the Mekong Matters energy workshop and field trip late last month, that the dam would affect some 5,000 people.
“The government needs to ensure that the project has no serious impacts on civic interest and daily life of local residents. We will oppose the project, as long as the authorities do not take this into serious consideration,” he said.
