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| At the fish market in Phnom Penh, fishermen show their catch |
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| Chhith Sam Ath from the NGO Forum on Cambodia says the new project could be disastrous |
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| Fisherman like Sen Salim rely on the Mekong for their livelihoods |
20 April 2011
By Guy DeLauney
BBC News, Phnom Penh
The BBC's Guy Delauney on the risks and rewards of building more power plants on Mekong River
The Mekong River is at the heart of many of the countries through which it flows.
Now it is the focus of an epic power struggle, pitching South East Asia's hunger for electricity and development against concerns for the environment, food security and millions of livelihoods.
Damming the mainstream of the lower Mekong would allow countries to generate vast amounts of electricity not only for their own people - but also neighbouring countries.
But the potential downside is enormous - massive changes to the ecosystem across the Mekong basin.
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