3S rivers under threat understanding new threats and challenges from hydropower development to biodiversity and community rights in the 3S river basin

Focuses on several planned hydropower projects that carry significant environmental and social risks, including Lower Sesan 2 dam in Cambodia. The author also documents regional and bilateral initiatives, such as the development triangle area of Cambodia–Laos–Vietnam, established by the region’s governments, that are contributing to the dam building rush in the 3S River Basin.