Thousands sign petition against Mekong dam construction

Huynh Thi Kim Duyen said her community in Ca Mau Province has seen a significant decline in fish stocks and water levels in the Mekong River in the past decade.

Duyen is among thousands of people in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand who have signed off on the Statement by Local People on Dams in the Mekong Region, which calls for protecting the river against rampant hydropower dam construction.

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