Venue | Meta House, #37 Sothearos Blvd. |
Hosted By | Meta House |
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One of world’s great rivers, the Mekong flows through six countries, But this great ecological wealth, and the world’s largest freshwater fisheries, is under dire threat from a massive dam-building program. Scientists report that the Xayaburi dam and the proposed Don Sahong dam in Southern Laos – in close proximity to Cambodia - will inflict massive damage on this fragile ecosystem. Tom Fawthrop’s THE GREAT GAMBLE ON THE MEKONG (2014, 30 min) shows the rush to build dams to be a dangerous gamble playing a kind of roulette with food security, and the lives of 65 million people.