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The Don Sahong is a proposed hydroelectric dam on the Mekong River in Siphandone area of Champasak Province, southern Laos. It is located less than two kilometers upstream of the Laos–Cambodia border.〔 〕 ==History== In March 2006, the Government of Laos signed a memorandum of understanding with the Malaysian engineering and construction company Mega First Corporation Berhad for a feasibility study of the project.〔〔 〕 In February 2008, a project development agreement was signed.〔 In June 2008, Mega First Corporation Berhad formed a joint venture with IJM Corporation for the project development. Mega First Corporation Berhad owns 70% of shares in the joint venture while IJM Corporation has 30%.〔 〕 On the 3rd of October 2013, the Government of Laos notified the Mekong River Commission of its intention to construct the Don Sahong Dam. The notification was one month ahead of the planned construction date. This was controversial among other Mekong River Commission member states Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam, who argued that as a mainstream dam, Don Sahong is subject to Prior Consultation under the Mekong River Commission Procedures for Notification, Prior Consultation, and Agreement (PNPCA). Under these procedures, the proponent nation of a mainstream dam is required to not only notify neighbouring countries of its intention, but also to undertake a consultation aimed at reaching consensus with neighbouring states. The Government of Laos has maintained that as the dam site is only on a channel within the mainstream of the river, it is not subject to the process of Prior Consultation like dams that cover the entire mainstream such as the Xayaburi dam. At a meeting of the Mekong River Commission's joint-committee on the 16th of January 2014, the member states were unable to reach consensus on whether the dam was subject to Prior Consultation, and referred the process to the ministerial level - the highest decision-making level in Commission. The PNPCA, a part of the 1995 Mekong Agreement aims to reach consensus among nations, however is non-binding as was demonstrated in the case of Xayaburi dam, which has proceeded despite no consensus from the Prior Consultation process. The dam has also sparked controversy among civil society groups, especially in Cambodia, where groups are concerned about impacts on fisheries. One group went so far as to call for a boycott of the iconic Angkor beer, given the brewer's financial involvements with dam developers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Don Sahong Dam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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