Friday 1 April 2016

Indigenous groups welcome Adenan's decision to halt Baram dam construction



KUCHING, April 1, 2016 - The unanticipated decision by Chief Minister Adenan Satem  to revoke the gazettement for land earmarked for the Baram dam site and reservoir has been commended by indigenous leaders around the world.

“The decision to halt the construction of the Baram dam is timely with the mounting evidence that the unpredictable and extreme weather caused by climate change would further increase the cost and reduce the benefits of mega dams.