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New Report Urges Better Energy Planning in Cambodia before Hydropower Dams are Developed

Carl Middleton, International Rivers, and Rivers Coalition of Cambodia

Chinese investment in Cambodia's hydropower sector is threatening some of the country's most precious ecosystems and the livelihoods of thousands of people, according to a new research report released today. The research report, prepared by International Rivers and the Rivers Coalition in Cambodia, highlights the growing interest in large-scale hydropower dam development by Cambodian decision makers backed mainly by Chinese project developers and financiers.