Despite the warning of International Rivers Network (IRN), Laos will keep building Xayaburi hydroelectric dam on Mekong River.

Created by minhduc on 2011-04-24; known on 2011-08-24; judged right by gwern on 2011-08-23.

• minhduc estimated 90% on 2011-04-24
• gwern estimated 95% on 2011-05-04
• gwern said “http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2088013,00.html http://www.internationalrivers.org/en/blog/kate-ross/2011-8-3/report-field-visit-xayaburi-dam-site say construction is ongoing and any talk of cancellation is for international PR. right.” on 2011-08-23
• gwern   judged this prediction right on 2011-08-23.