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Sao Mas, a 64-year-old fisher-woman who depends on the Mekong River for a living, displays her catch and says this year's dry spell has been harder than last year because of lack of rain: Cambodian fisher-people look forward to a speedy end to another record dry season, marred by crushing heat and low fish stocks that have become the norm over the last five years amid climate change, dams, and increased competition along the Mekong River.
“Whether the river is clean or brackish depends on the season, but that hasn't changed this year. What has changed is the weather. It's hotter than usual, and there's been no rain. Because of this, it's also harder to find fish. River levels are low, and the water is still brackish,” he said. “There used to be plenty of fish, but now it's really hard to find them,” said 39-year-old Ei, who has sailed about 20 kilometers northeast into Prey Veng province.
He said that although he could make some 100,000 Cambodian riel daily, he did not have enough money.Ei also said he and others like him, nearly all Muslim Cham who live on sampans by the water’s edge, had heard stories about upstream dams in Laos and, which scientists say have been used for water hoarding and depriving downstream communities of their livelihoods.
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