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International Rivers Comments on CDM Methodology Proposed for Nho Que Large Hydro (Vietnam)
Submitted to CDM Methodology Panel Title of new baseline methodology:Grid-connected hydroelectric power generation projects in low-density vegetation areas (NM0130) Strengths...
Mekong Leaders to Sign Risky Power Trade Agreement
Leaders of Mekong countries are planning to sign a key Memorandum of Understanding at the Second Greater Mekong Sub–region1 (GMS)...
Sign–on Letter to the President of the Asian Development Bank: Halt the Regional Power Trade Operating Agreement
Mr. Haruhiko Kuroda, PresidentAsian Development BankP.O. Box 7890980 ManilaPhilippines Dear Mr. Kuroda, We, the undersigned organizations, are writing to express...
A Gamble That Leaves Us Holding the Bill
Opinion piece by Dr. Chris Greacen published in the Bangkok Post that outlines why the Mekong Power Grid is risky...
GMS Power Trade Operating Agreement Scheme Creates Consumer Risks
An analysis by Dr. Bretton Garrett identifies three key points of concern in the ADB's proposed Power Trade operating Agreement:...
Legal Analysis of Nam Theun 2 Concession Agreement
This report presents an analysis of the Concession Agreement (“CA”) between the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (“GOL”)...
Why Nam Theun 2 Will Not Help the Poor in Laos
World Bank support for Nam Theun 2 is justified only if the project will help to reduce poverty in Laos....
World Bank Board Approves Nam Theun 2, Marks Start to Ill–Conceived "High–Risk" Strategy
The World Bank Board of Directors voted today to approve the Nam Theun 2 dam in Laos. Nam Theun 2...
In Life on the Mekong, China’s Dams Dominate
New York Times article on the impacts of China’s Upper Mekong dams on people living downstream along the Mekong River
153 NGOs Urge World Bank Not to Support Nam Theun 2
NGOs from around the world call on World Bank President Wolfensohn not to finance the Nam Theun 2 project. …from...