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Vietnam Screams for Halt to Mekong Dams as Delta Silts Up

Source:International Rivers
When:Jun 17 2014
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When the livelihoods of 20 million of your citizens living in the Mekong River delta are threatened, along with 27 per cent of your GDP, 90 per cent of your rice exports and 60 per cent of your seafoo [...]

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