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Tibet: Dams

Commons · Question 23546 · Tabled 13 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 16 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Luke Akehurst

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of China's Kamtok Dam project on the (a) environment, (b) society and (c) economy in Tibet.

Answer

Answered by Catherine West, 16 Jan 2025

The Government would refer to credible external sources, including those from the United Nations, in relation to the impact of China's Kamtok Dam project. For example, in July 2024 a letter was issued from 13 UN Special Rapporteurs finding the project ris...