Myanmar: Fire on the Salween: Dams in Conflict Zones Could Threaten Myanmar’s Fragile Peace Process

Dec 1, 2016 | Demelza Stokes, Mongabay
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Fear of the dams fueling more conflict in Myanmar’s ethnic areas led to a coalition of ethnic Shan political groups to call for the government to halt the Salween dam plans in August this year. Further to the south in Karen state, ethnic political and military leaders have also urged the government to put a moratorium on the Salween dam projects until there is real peace in the country.