French company Compagnie Nationale du Rhone has hit back at criticism over its report into the potential effects of the Xayaburi hydro dam project in Laos.

International Rivers has taken aim at CNR’s report for not covering trans-boundary issues, including potential problems Xayaburi could cause in Cambodia.

In a statement released on Thursday, CNR said it was commissioned to study only three areas, and “remains at the disposal of the [Laos] government to improve the Xayaburi dam project”.

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