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A Lesson Dam Lobby Looks Set to Ignore
Originally published in South China Morning Post (sub req'd) Republished at Hydroworld.com Halt to construction of a barrage in Myanmar...
A Turning Point for Chinese Dam Builders
What was destined to be Southeast Asia’s biggest hydropower dam, the $3.6 billion Myitsone Dam Project on the headwaters of...
Myitsone Dam Cancellation an International Media Event
The cancellation of the Myitsone dam project has grabbed international headlines this week, the decision prompted by the new president,...
Pianporn Deetes, Thailand Program Coordinator on ABC News Radio
The following radio interview appeared on PM with Mark Colvin, ABC News. Pianporn Deetes, International Rivers Thailand Program Coordinator talks...
Technical Review of the Xayaburi Environmental Impact Assessment
In April 2011, five international Mekong specialists carried out a critical analysis of the Xayaburi Dam Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)....
Lessons from Myitsone Dam in Burma
The success of Burma's civil society groups in halting the Myitsone Dam may come as a surprise to many, but...
Myanmar to Stop Construction of Controversial Dam
Originally published in The Wall Street Journal Myanmar's president called Friday to suspend construction of a controversial China-backed hydroelectric dam...
Myitsone Dam Suspension a Breakthrough for Burma’s Civil Society
For immediate release In a stunning move, Burma’s President today announced that the Myitsone Dam on the Irrawaddy River would...
Burma Dam: Why Myitsone Plan is Being Halted
Originally published in BBC News In a rare concession, the Burmese government has suspended a long planned and highly controversial...
Environmental Impact Assessment for the Myitsone Dam
China Power Investment funded and commissioned the Changjiang Institute of Survey, Planning, Design and Research (CISPDR) to conduct an Environmental...