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Will hydropower turn the tide on the Salween River?

19 October 2016
Mekong Eye
Agriculture / Agriculture and fishing / Biodiversity / Economic, social and cultural rights / Ecosystems / Electricity production / Energy / Environment and natural resources / Environmental and biodiversity protection / Hydropower dams / Land and housing rights and evictions / Livelihood rights / Rivers and lakes / Surface water / Water / Water resources
Eco-systems / Environmental protection / Grand Canyon / Hydroelectric generating capacity / Hydropower dam construction / Nu/Salween River / Regional / World Heritage Sites

Both history and future development plans point to risks for the Salween River and its eco-systems and communities. Over-development, lack of public consultation and the appetite for energy threaten Asia’s last free flowing, international river. It is among the most visited, most photographed and most ...

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