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In suspension

机译：暂停中

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The fast-flowing currents and rich biodiversity of the Mekong river have gained a temporary reprieve. A meeting in December of the Mekong River Commission (mrc) has once again withheld approval for a controversial dam at Xayaburi in northern Laos. In a joint statement the four members of the MRC-Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam-called for further studies on the dam's impact on the lower Mekong. (Until now the river has not been dammed outside China-see map on next page.) The mrc said it would ask Japan to help conduct the research. The decision to postpone construction has been applauded by many environmental groups. They argue that, if the dam goes ahead, it will devastate ecosystems and pose a threat to fisheries, food security and the livelihoods of 65m people. What is more, a positive decision could also have given the go-ahead to eight other dam projects in Laos, and two in Cambodia. All are subject to the mrc consultation process, which is designed to improve dialogue among the riparian countries as well as the management of the river. But Philip Hirsch, a Mekong specialist at the University of Sydney in Australia, says that the decision to postpone Xayaburi has broader implications. "If they [pro-dam interests] get Xayaburi, they will probably get the lot," he suggests.
机译：湄公河快速流动的水流和丰富的生物多样性获得了暂时的缓和。湄公河委员会（MRC）在12月的一次会议上再次拒绝批准在老挝北部Xayaburi修建一座有争议的水坝。 MRC柬埔寨，老挝，泰国和越南的四名成员在一份联合声明中呼吁对大坝对湄公河下游的影响进行进一步研究。 （到目前为止，这条河尚未在中国境外筑坝。请参阅下页的地图。）MRC表示将要求日本协助进行这项研究。许多环保组织对推迟建造的决定表示赞赏。他们认为，如果大坝继续前进，它将破坏生态系统，并对渔业，粮食安全和6500万人的生计构成威胁。更重要的是，一个积极的决定也可以让老挝的另外八个水坝项目和柬埔寨的两个水坝项目获得批准。所有这些活动都要接受mrc协商程序，该程序旨在改善沿岸国家之间的对话以及河流管理。但是澳大利亚悉尼大学湄公河大学的专家菲利普·赫希（Philip Hirsch）表示，推迟Xayaburi的决定具有更广泛的意义。他说：“如果（亲坝利益）得到Xayaburi，他们可能会得到很多。”

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    《The economist》 |2012年第8766期|p.22-23|共2页
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