The Mekong River Committee (MRC) plans to hold an open forum this month on the development of hydropower dams along the river. However, 20 NGOs in the Kingdom have said they will boycott the event. Waters were particularly catastrophic this year after the collapse of the Xe Pian Xe Namnoy hydropower dam located near the Kingdom’s border with Laos. Boycott calledHe appealed to the authorities not to allow any more dams to be built along the Mekong. A group of 20 environmental NGOs responded to the announcement by saying they will boycott the forum unless the projects are delayed.

Source: The Nation Bangkok September 12, 2018 10:07 UTC