Sustainability • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 03, 2018 • 9 min read

dam collapse Laos gambles on becoming ‘battery of Southeast Asia’
By Thomas Brent • Aug 03, 2018
The collapse of a hydroelectric dam in Laos last week has reinvigorated a debate on the potential consequences of the country’s fervent building of dams, leaving many to question if the rewards outweigh the risks