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In Laos, A Contested Dam Project Moves Ahead
January 24th, 2013
Via STRATFOR (subscription required), further analysis of the disputed $3.5 billion Xayaburi dam project in Laos’ northern province: The Thai company hired to build a massive hydroelectric dam for Laos on the Mekong River announced Jan. 23 that it was pushing ahead on construction of the project, which has drawn severe criticism from Laos’ neighbors […]
Read more »Laos Finally Called Out Over Xayaburi Dam
January 22nd, 2013
Courtesy of The Diplomat, commentary on the the region’s concerns over the Xayaburi Dam: Vietnam and Cambodia have finally found their voice. After months of obfuscating their position on the Lao government’s insistence on constructing the Xayaburi Dam and blocking the main stream of the Mekong River, leaders from both countries have pushed diplomatic niceties […]
Read more »Vietnam And Cambodia Tell Laos To Stop $3.5bn Mekong River Dam Project
January 20th, 2013
Via The Guardian, an update on the long simmering regional argument over the Xayaburi dam: 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. […]
Read more »Regional Cooperation On Mekong At Low Ebb
January 11th, 2013
Via WWF, regional cooperation around Mekong River issues is at a low ebb at present: Ministers from Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam meeting next week in the Lao city of Luang Prabang must put derailed decision-making on Mekong River mainstream dams back on track or risk sabotaging management of one of the world’s great rivers, […]
Read more »Laos: We Are In Compliance With Mekong Pact
November 26th, 2012
Via Asia News Network, a report that Laos feels it is in compliance regarding its dam building activities on the Mekong: Laos has complied with the procedures for notification, prior consultation and agreement under the 1995 Mekong Agreement before starting construction of the Xayaboury dam on the mainstream of the Mekong River, according to a […]
Read more »Laos’ Power Grab: Damming The Mekong
November 4th, 2012
Via The Economist, a report on Laos’ admission that work is going ahead on a controversial Mekong dam: THE Mekong river, snaking its way through the heart of South-East Asia, has long sustained the world’s biggest and most productive inland fishery, supplying protein for around 65m mainly poor people from four riparian countries, Laos, Thailand, […]
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