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  • Specter of dams and diversion looms over Southeast Asia’s Salween River

    Specter of dams and diversion looms over Southeast Asia’s Salween River

    Aug 7, 2025

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    Gerald Flynn
    Gerald Flynn

    The Thai-backed Hatgyi Dam and the Yuam River Diversion Project risk submerging villages, displacing Indigenous Karen communities, and diverting massive amounts of water for agriculture in central Thailand.

  • New dams call into question Cambodia’s commitment to REDD+ projects

    New dams call into question Cambodia’s commitment to REDD+ projects

    Mar 30, 2025

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    Gerald Flynn
    Gerald Flynn

    Three new irrigation dams have been approved in Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains, overlapping with two carbon credit projects

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