5 April 2014
The 2nd Summit of the
Mekong River Commission (MRC) held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, concluded this
afternoon by urging the four MRC member countries to stick to the 1995 Mekong
Agreement that requires a detailed feasibility study for any hydropower dam project
along the Mekong River.
Therefore, Laos must
conduct further studies on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the
controversial Don Sahong hydropower dam project. Cambodia is the first country
to make an official request to Laos to stop the construction of the
260-megawatt Don Sahong hydropower dam. If Laos builds the dam, it has to
conduct EIA studies not only in Laos’ territory, but also in the downstream
countries such as Cambodia and Vietnam, and to submit the results to the MRC
member countries at least six months before the construction starts.
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