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Nam Ngum Hydropower Cascade Threatens Poverty Reduction in Laos
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Nam Ngum Hydropower Cascade Threatens Poverty Reduction in Laos

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Jan 22, 2008
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A report presented in Vientiane today on the cumulative impacts of hydropower development in Laos' Nam Ngum river basin indicates that proposed dams would have serious impacts on the livelihoods of tens of thousands of Laotians. But the flawed planning process makes it unlikely that this Asian Development Bank (ADB)-supported cumulative impactassessment…

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