The Mekong is the world's greatest inland fishery, feeding 60 million people, according to the Mekong River Commission. Photo: Reuters
The Mekong is the world's greatest inland fishery, feeding 60 million people, according to the Mekong River Commission. Photo: Reuters
Construction of the Xayaburi dam proceeds. Under a 1995 treaty, the governments of Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam must agree before any major project can be built on the Lower Mekong. Photo: EPA
Construction of the Xayaburi dam proceeds. Under a 1995 treaty, the governments of Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam must agree before any major project can be built on the Lower Mekong. Photo: EPA
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Finnish firm Poyry defends role in approval of massive dam in Laos

Controversial project will spark water conflicts along Mekong, Environmentalists and NGOs say

Tom Fawthrop
Tom Fawthrop

Updated: 3:56am, 22 Nov, 2012

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The Mekong is the world's greatest inland fishery, feeding 60 million people, according to the Mekong River Commission. Photo: Reuters
The Mekong is the world's greatest inland fishery, feeding 60 million people, according to the Mekong River Commission. Photo: Reuters
Construction of the Xayaburi dam proceeds. Under a 1995 treaty, the governments of Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam must agree before any major project can be built on the Lower Mekong. Photo: EPA
Construction of the Xayaburi dam proceeds. Under a 1995 treaty, the governments of Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam must agree before any major project can be built on the Lower Mekong. Photo: EPA
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