Myanmar: Burma Rivers Network Calls for a Halt to Dam Projects in Conflict Areas

Dec 7, 2016 | Nyein Nyein, Irrawaddy
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The Burma Rivers Network (BRN) has called for a halt to hydropower dam projects, special economic zones and natural resource extraction in ethnic areas where conflicts are raging, until the country has reached a federal peace agreement. BRN released a documentary video, “Voices of the Dammed,” on Wednesday, compiling the devastating impacts of dam projects along Burma’s biggest rivers: the Salween, Irrawaddy, Chindwin, Shweli and the Paung Laung.