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Luang Prabang Dam a threat to World Heritage?


Luang Prabang is facing risks, including of more severe earthquakes, as the Lao government plans to build a large dam just 25km upstream. Pongpet Mekloy
The Lao government is intent on building a dam on the Mekong just upstream of the country s old royal capital. Despite the project having undergone design work, environmental impact assessment and a prior consultation process managed by the Mekong River Commission (MRC), no impact assessment on heritage site has been carried out to date despite requests by Unesco s World Heritage Centre dating back as far as 2012 that the Lao government should do so. Ahead of next month s World Heritage Committee meeting in China, Unesco has asked that the no construction work go ahead on the dam until a full heritage assessment has been completed. ....

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Thai court rejects appeal over Lao dam


Thai court rejects appeal over Lao dam
Environmental groups fail in bid to stop huge Pak Beng Dem project on Mekong River
UCA News reporter
Updated: February 26, 2021 09:15 AM GMT
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A man sits in a fishing boat on the Mekong River in Nong Khai province in Thailand. Concern is mounting among environmentalists over plans by Laos to build more dams on the river. (Photo: AFP)
Environmental activists are concerned about the impact of a proposed Mekong River dam in Laos after a Thai court refused to hear an appeal over the case.
The huge Pak Beng Dam project is among 11 proposed mainstream dams that are part of Laos’ economic plan to become the “battery of Southeast Asia” through selling hydropower to neighboring countries. ....

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