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‘Living Rivers’, is quarterly newsletter about the story of Sesan, Srepok and Sekong (3S) Rivers in northeastern Cambodia. Since then 3SPN has publish four of Living Rivers Newsletter aim to bring to your attention information regarding 3S communities, including hydropower development issues, and other conservation and environmental news relevant to 3S villagers and the region as a whole.
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3S Living Rivers Newsletter

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ear friends, welcome to the fourth edition of ‘Living Rivers’, our new quarterly newsletter which we hope you will enjoy reading. The Sesan, Srepok and Sekong (3S) Rivers in north-eastern Cambodia contribute more than fifteen percent of the Mekong’s water flow and are representatives of important and biologically diverse ecosystem types. The 3S Region is also home to numerous minority groups and indigenous people including; Brov, Jarai, Kachok, Kavet, Kreung, Kreung Lon, Lao and Tampoun. Riverside communities in the 3S Region have always starts stated that their way of life has been dependant on the wild rivers’ resources which include fresh water, fish, other aquatic fauna, and wild vegetables. We aim to bring to your attention information regarding 3S communities, including hydropower development issues, and other conservation and environmental news relevant to 3S villagers and the region as a whole. We anticipate that this broad regional approach will be able to make a contribution to, and raise awareness of hydropower projects and their likely environmental and social costs both locally and nationally.

INFORMATION UPDATE

 Traditional Request for help from the Ko La Kann Spirit

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Communities who will be affected by the Lower Sesan II Hydropower Dam 

February 28^th 2011

Community representatives who will be affected by the Lower Sesan II dam joined together to perform a traditional praying ceremony to ask the Kor La Kann Spirit for help.

The spirits response to communities’ request that was that there will be no dam built in five years. Community representatives promised to offer a pig or buffalo to the spirit if this premonition comes true.

Community representatives prepare to travel to the Kor La Kann spiritual  area at Kor La Kann Rapids – located approximately 20km from Srekor village

INFORMATION UPDATE

 CHINESE COMPANY DRILLING LAND ALONGSIDE THE SREPOK RIVER

26^th January, 2011

3S community representatives in Lumphat District had been observing a Chinese survey team working in Phum Thmei Village, Chey Odom Commune along the Srepok River.