Hydropower dam-affected communities along the Sesan, Srepok and Sekong (3S) Rivers demand and advocate for the following remedies:

1.   Restoration of the natural flow
2. Compensation for past harms
3. No more dams until prior agreement with the villagers
4. Improvement of notification systems
5. Benefit sharing and economic development
6. Insurance if the dams break
7. Greater participation in environmental governance

Since 2003, the annual 3S Rivers Network Celebration has been held.  The purpose of this forum is to bring together dam-affected communities to talk about, and celebrate the importance of the 3S Rivers and discuss the negative impacts experienced as a result of upstream dam construction in Vietnam and Lao PDR.  Approximately 250 villagers regularly attend these events along with commune chiefs, provincial and government officials, Buddhist monks, and representatives from local, national, and international NGO’s.