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Vietnam and Cambodia tell Laos to stop $3.5bn Mekong river dam project
2013-01-18 13:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Vietnam urged Laos to halt construction of a $3.5bn (2.2bn) hydropower dam on Mekong River pending further study, environmental activists said on Friday. Cambodia, downriver from the Xayaburi dam, accused Laos of failing to consult on the project, activists said. The Mekong River commission (MRC), made up of member states Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, held a three-day meeting in northern Laos to discuss river development projects. The dam in northern Laos, the first of 11 planned for the...
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EU helps MRC to tackle climate change in the Mekong
2013-01-17 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vientiane Times: The European Union (EU) yesterday committed 4.95 million euros (over US$6 million) to the Mekong River Commission (MRC) to boost its efforts to respond to the region's climate change challenges. Representatives of the EU and the MRC signed the funding agreement in Luang Prabang yesterday on the sidelines of the 19th Mekong River Commission Council meeting. Lao Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Mr Noulin Sinbandhit, who chaired the meeting, representatives from MRC member countries...
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