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The Sleeping Dragon Awakes: China's Hydropower Developers in SE Asia
Chinese hydropower developers and financiers have figured prominently in the renewed push for hydro development in the Mekong Region. This...
Mekong Watch Letter to World Bank and ADB on Nam Theun 2
Letter from Japanese NGO, Mekong Watch, to the World Bank and the ADB regarding a September 2008 visit to the...
China in Burma: Increasing Investment of Chinese MNC's in Burma's Hydropower, Oil & Natural Gas, and Mining Sectors
Published by EarthRights International, this survey reveals a rapidly increasing number of Chinese multinational companies (MNCs) involved in hydropower, oil...
Salween River Biodiversity Study Reveals Endangered Species Threatened by Dams
Khoe Kay: Biodiversity in Peril, written by the Karen Environmental and Social Action Network (KESAN), is a detailed survey of...
Nam Tha 1
The Nam Tha 1 Hydropower Project is located in the mountainous northwest corner of Laos. Nam Tha 1 would require...
Laos dams threaten homes, incomes and fish, say campaigners
[Alertnet] River-rich Laos is known as much for its laid-back culture as its lush scenery. But the landlocked country plans...
'Unnecessary' Dam Project Threatens Rarest Wildlife
Originally published in The Independent One of the world’s rarest reptiles, the critically-endangered Siamese crocodile, is gravely threatened by a...
Paying Southeast Asia's Power Bill
Published by Inter Press Services VIENTIANE, Sep 25 (IPS) – There is an uneasy calm that swirls through this South-east...
Mekong at Risk: Report Damns Plans to Make Laos the “Battery of Southeast Asia”
Report recommends moratorium on damming Mekong mainstream, life-of-project payments to the poor, transparent basin-wide planning, enforcement of environmental laws and...
Power Surge: The Impacts of Rapid Dam Development in Laos
Laos has declared it a national priority to catalyze the country’s development through the rapid construction of large dams that...