Deal #10861

In June 2009, a public forum was held in Koh Kong to discuss the impacts of the Tatay project prior to its approval the Cambodian government defended large dams, claiming that their economic benefits outweigh their environmental impacts, local residents raised concerns over the preliminary results.

There are conflicting reports on the relocation of locals, news posts such as Phnom Penh Post said that there should be reconsideration of the project site due to impacted area relocation, while other reports from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) study on proposed hydropower projects in Cambodia, reported that the project required no relocation of local households Such inconsistency raises doubts over whether relocation was truly unnecessary or if it was simply glossed over for the sake of project optics. The EIA provided different estimates, claiming that the project would impact the livelihoods of 1,549 families who rely on the forest and its resources [BRI Monitor]

A feasibility study conducted in 2007 predicted that more than two thousand hectares of forest would be inundated by the dam’s reservoir, leading to decreases in water and fish stock quality, and resulting in serious impacts for the locals who depend on such resources. [BRI Monitor]

The report from reaearchers

The report from reaearchers