Mekong river countries urged to reconsider hydropower dams
Activists representing Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam yesterday urged their respective governments to consider the lives of people living around the Mekong River when building infrastructure projects.
Some of the activists urged governments to increase impact assessment initiatives, while others called for the suspension of all ongoing hydropower dam projects.
The push was made during a Mekong public forum in Phnom Penh. About 200 researchers, members of civil society organisations and government officials from the three Mekong River countries attended the forum.
Pech Sotheary
