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Megadams Drown Out Small Victories in the Upper Mekong
Mt Kawagebo in the early morning Stories from the Lancang, Part 1 At 7 am on a chilly Saturday morning,...
As Wen Jiabao Departs, China's Dam Plans to Accelerate
Huangdeng Dam on the Lancang, October 2012. International Rivers Originally published in Reuters BEIJING – The number of new hydropower...
Thousands being moved from China's Three Gorges - again (Reuters)
A labourer walks at a construction site where houses will be raised for people who will be relocated in Badong,...
New Wave of Three Gorges-Sized Dams Raise Old Fears
The Jinsha River flows through the Three Parallel Rivers World Heritage Site. Photo: Joani Carpenter As the last of the...
China’s Xiaonanhai Dam Draws Ire from Scientists and NGOs
A dead sturgeon is found in the Yangtze River. Reuters 2011 This is a guest blog by International Rivers’ China...
Travel Diary: Voyage to Three Gorges
From September 2009 World Rivers Review At night, the sky over Chongqing is lit up by a dance of powerful...
Three Gorges Dam: Through the Lens of the Artist
From professionals to amateurs, the Yangtze River has captured the attention of hundreds of photographers and artists. Since the construction...
Fish-versus-Dams Debate Hits the Yangtze
The Chinese sturgeon (zhonghua xun) is not as popular as the cuddly and iconic panda, but China still considers it...
Traveling Down the Yangtze
When my wife and I traveled down the Yangtze Valley and Three Gorges Reservoir last week, we were surprised by...
China Reins in Dam Builders
Originally published in the IPS News Agency BEIJING, Jun 18 (IPS) – Beijing has reined in China’s unbridled dam-building spree,...