Mekong faces 'devastating' threat from proposed dams
source: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/17/cambodia.dolphins/index.html
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It is the life blood for tens of millions of people -- but the mighty Mekong River in southeast Asia is now facing a "devastating" threat from not one, but 11 proposed dams.
A group of NGOs has come together to issue the stark warning, claiming if the plans go ahead for hydroelectric projects in Laos, Cambodia and Thailand, that people, animals and the environment will all suffer irreparably.
Under the banner "Save the Mekong" campaigners are hoping to pressure regional governments to shelve the plans, which are being put forward by private companies from Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Russia.
Carl Middleton, from the environmental group International Rivers, told CNN: "These dams, if built, would block the major fish migrations that feed the entire region" adding "the Mekong fisheries feed the Mekong people they provide between half and four fifths of the animal protein that people eat here and up to 90 percent of rural communities are involved in fishing activity."
A group of NGOs has come together to issue the stark warning, claiming if the plans go ahead for hydroelectric projects in Laos, Cambodia and Thailand, that people, animals and the environment will all suffer irreparably.
Under the banner "Save the Mekong" campaigners are hoping to pressure regional governments to shelve the plans, which are being put forward by private companies from Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Russia.
Carl Middleton, from the environmental group International Rivers, told CNN: "These dams, if built, would block the major fish migrations that feed the entire region" adding "the Mekong fisheries feed the Mekong people they provide between half and four fifths of the animal protein that people eat here and up to 90 percent of rural communities are involved in fishing activity."
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Kepano
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Forgot to paste this in my post my bad. Great Segment of Current Vanguard, now this what are people suppose to do can't even fish for their food?
- 2 years ago
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Kepano
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Kepano
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This is crazy starve their people to death, and America supports this government and economy have two classes of people, immigrants who are the primary workers at all of the American Factories have no benefits or education for their children from the companies that they slave for. American Companies also profit likes these foreigners who only want to consume and create more Babylon crap for all of us to suffer their MISTAKES. BOYCOTT CHINA AND INDIA, BOYCOTT OUTSOURCING.
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Kepano
