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Cambodia News: Key Lake in Distress due to Economic Exploitation
24 April 2008
Source: The Nation
“Economic development policies are having the reverse effect on the great lake of Tonle Sap in Cambodia. Locals are finding it more difficult to survive, a trend that may only worsen as climate change continues to take hold. The government has sought assistance to exploit its fisheries under the banner of poverty reduction.
The Cambodian government built infrastructure and introduced a market economy to Tonle Sap communities. This has resulted in the end of interdependence between fishing and farming communities. The traditional barter system between those growing rice and those catching fish disappeared after an industry of middlemen evolved to wander from village to village, exchanging rice and fish for cash.”
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