Life on and along the Mekong River in Kandal province

A Buddhist monk shields his face from the sun as he rides a ferry across the Mekong river in Kandal province on the outskirts of Phnom Penh March 28, 2008. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is to pay a one-day visit to neighbouring Laos to meet with regional officials on issues affecting the Mekong River, the Foreign Ministry said in a press release received Thursday. Plans by Laos to dam the river to produce electricity have alarmed Cambodian officials and environmental groups alike, who worry that the dams would hurt rich downstream fisheries on which Cambodia and other nations depend. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea
A Buddhist monk shields his face from the sun as he rides a ferry across the Mekong river in Kandal province on the outskirts of Phnom Penh March 28, 2008. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is to pay a one-day visit to neighbouring Laos to meet with regional officials on issues affecting the Mekong River, the Foreign Ministry said in a press release received Thursday. Plans by Laos to dam the river to produce electricity have alarmed Cambodian officials and environmental groups alike, who worry that the dams would hurt rich downstream fisheries on which Cambodia and other nations depend. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea
A ferry makes its way across the Mekong river in Kandal province on the outskirts of Phnom Penh March 28, 2008. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is to pay a one-day visit to neighbouring Laos to meet with regional officials on issues affecting the Mekong River, the Foreign Ministry said in a press release received Thursday. Plans by Laos to dam the river to produce electricity have alarmed Cambodian officials and environmental groups alike, who worry that the dams would hurt rich downstream fisheries on which Cambodia and other nations depend. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea
A ferry makes its way across the Mekong river in Kandal province on the outskirts of Phnom Penh March 28, 2008. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is to pay a one-day visit to neighbouring Laos to meet with regional officials on issues affecting the Mekong River, the Foreign Ministry said in a press release received Thursday. Plans by Laos to dam the river to produce electricity have alarmed Cambodian officials and environmental groups alike, who worry that the dams would hurt rich downstream fisheries on which Cambodia and other nations depend. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea
Children play in the Mekong river in Kandal province on the outskirts of Phnom Penh March 28, 2008. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is to pay a one-day visit to neighbouring Laos to meet with regional officials on issues affecting the Mekong River, the Foreign Ministry said in a press release received on Thursday. Plans by Laos to dam the river to produce electricity have alarmed Cambodian officials and environmental groups alike, who worry that the dams would hurt rich downstream fisheries on which Cambodia and other nations depend. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea
Children prepare to jump in the Mekong river in Kandal province, on the outskirts of Phnom Penh March 28, 2008. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is to pay a one-day visit to neighbouring Laos to meet with regional officials on issues affecting the Mekong River, the Foreign Ministry said in a press release received Thursday. Plans by Laos to dam the river to produce electricity have alarmed Cambodian officials and environmental groups alike, who worry that the dams would hurt rich downstream fisheries on which Cambodia and other nations depend. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea
Children prepare to jump in the Mekong river in Kamdal province, on the outskirts of Phnom Penh March 28, 2008. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is to pay a one-day visit to neighbouring Laos to meet with regional officials on issues affecting the Mekong River, the Foreign Ministry said in a press release received Thursday. Plans by Laos to dam the river to produce electricity have alarmed Cambodian officials and environmental groups alike, who worry that the dams would hurt rich downstream fisheries on which Cambodia and other nations depend. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea
A man waters his plantation near the Mekong river in Kandal province on the outskirts of Phnom Penh March 28, 2008. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is to pay a one-day visit to neighbouring Laos to meet with regional officials on issues affecting the Mekong River, the Foreign Ministry said in a press release received Thursday. Plans by Laos to dam the river to produce electricity have alarmed Cambodian officials and environmental groups alike, who worry that the dams would hurt rich downstream fisheries on which Cambodia and other nations depend. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea