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Lao Dam Conceals Hidden Costs
Originally published in The Nation Amidst much fanfare, French President Nicholas Sarkozy and senior World Bank (WB) and Asian Development...
Uncovering the Mekong Region’s New Dam Proponents
From December 2010 World Rivers Review In the Mekong region, ongoing economic growth despite the global economic crisis continues to...
Report Urges Ten-Year Dam-Building Freeze on Mekong
From December 2010 World Rivers Review The Mekong region is at a crossroads. A ground-breaking new report urging a 10-year...
New Laos Dam Test for Hydropower Projects
NAKAI TAI, Laos – One of Asia’s poorest countries officially inaugurated a $1.3 billion hydroelectric dam Thursday that is earning...
Laos Dam Faces Unresolved Issues
VIENTIANE, Laos, Dec. 9 (UPI) — As officials prepared for the inauguration of a new hydropower dam in Laos Thursday,...
IPS article on Nam Theun 2 (December 7, 2010)
World Bank-backed Dam Powers Ahead, Despite Social Cost BANGKOK, Dec 7, 2010 (IPS) – As the World Bank returns to...
Nam Theun 2 Inauguration Hides Real Costs of Controversial Project
More than 100,000 people continue to suffer project impacts Amidst much fanfare, French President Nicholas Sarkozy and senior World Bank...
Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Project: The Real Cost of a Controversial Dam
International Rivers’ briefing paper describing the Nam Theun 2 project, its unsettled questions and broken promises, at the time of...
Unresolved Issues on the Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Project in Lao PDR and the Hydropower Strategy of the Banks
34 civil society groups and individuals from 18 countries have written to the World Bank and Asian Development Bank this...
Comments on the World Bank and ADB's annual update on NT2
International Rivers and Mekong Watch write this letter to send our comments and recommendations on the Update on the Lao...