Welcome Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia

Welcome to Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia

        Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia's third largest city of the same name and the capital. Phnom Penh is located near the Mekong River and opposite (123 km) and an important center of Vietnam, Kampong Cham has been trade and transport. Phnom Penh's roads are in good condition, you can in the car or boat bullets are less than two hours to reach the city's main mode of transport in the Mekong River. Either way, it is a gesture of goodwill, overlooking the countryside or rural river, according to the way you walk.

          The town itself is quaint and charming, bustling morning river and its wide streets Riverside Avenue. There are also a number of attractions, worth close it by boat or by road, Kratie, Mondulkiri, Ratanakiri and position on the road in Stung Treng province on; this is a great breakthrough. Kampong Cham is a mix of old and new, and the construction of the new temple and the ancient ruins around and take people and goods across the Mekong River, a large building next to the ferry first ever bridge was built here.

            Because there is little foreign investment and no mass tourism (almost every foreigner who comes here is a backpacker), this city is very poor, there are few modern buildings, but does not lack in the French colonial era building. It is similar to many other cities in Cambodia is quite dirty, garbage everywhere. Kampong Cham town are very friendly and open to visitors. If the last item seems to have improved the state of things here (relative to other cities in Cambodia) recalled afternoon Hun Sen and former Phnom Penh Governor Frank Spike are from this province.

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Areng, Koh Kong-Cambodia

     Since mid-2014, Mines and Energy issued a statement, we held a press conference Areng influence public purpose hydropower Cambodia recommendations. Definitely, in this project, it is not mandatory to support large-scale public behind our campaign in Cambodia disgust human response, the Department has a time, once again, it is to be able to attract a lot of really exaggerated dam impact "funding from donors have tried to dismiss the nature as an organization."

        In the official government line is the only feasible dam, before the decision was made, there is need for further research, the truth began to sign contracts with Chinese Sinohydro company is already building, the county and the county government where it yes yes yes, it has been It is threatened by the compression of the poor to accept the compensation package, and the community to vacate the area.

         Most, if not cause serious environmental damage and forest degradation in recent years about the law it is only driven by the Cambodian government, but not all, respect for zero liability hydroelectric projects, transparency, or country to, but there is. After the actual construction of these dams goes well, more, impact assessments, compensation, and (for example, the National Assembly and the Senate, etc.) project, formally approved by the relevant government agencies, it always has. Government Areng hydroelectric dams, if you think you act in a different way, is completely stupid suicide.Was rejected by two other Chinese companies' lack of economic "(China Southern Power Grid and China Guodian)" high social and environmental impacts "have passed the dam project and create at least ten thousand hectares reservoirs this is that you produce 108 megawatts of small energy output.

         This number must be noted that the dam to generate energy at the height of the sole of the rainy season will reach the maximum amount. In addition to the dam, over 20 km long underground tunnel of enormous size, it is necessary to further develop, with pressurized water from the reservoir to the turbine. Needless to say, roads and power lines must be straight cut, built in the jungle in the house, one of the last healthy forest in the country. But also because we have (in and after construction) Dam dam under construction to see other kids, logging anarchy, center cardamom forests, poaching across large areas of one of the largest contiguous forest in Southeast Asia which will open in Hong Kong and Buddha.The proposed dam society, their lives, and to view the slide details are present in the surrounding valleys, click on the arrow below the big picture affect ecosystems. Or also, you can read the international conservation organization, to prepare a detailed report for dam Cambodian forest management impacts.Thanks You!

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