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Dam the consequences: Big, bad dams return to South-East Asia
Article from Economist.com TWO years ago the World Bank returned, after a decade's absence, to the business of financing giant...
Brazilian Government Moves to Dam Principal Amazon Tributary
In recent weeks, the Brazilian government has turned to the difficult task of building giant hydroelectric dams in the Amazon...
In Defense of Life and the Xingu River
We wish to express our concern about the possible construction of a complex of hydroelectric dams on the Xingu River....
Basic Facts: Baker & Pascua Rivers, Proposed Dams and Transmission Lines
Basic facts about the dams and the rivers: 1. Five total hydroelectric dams are planned, three for the Pascua River...
Mainstream Dams Threaten the Mother of all Rivers
While China is midway through the construction of a controversial cascade of major dam projects on the Upper Mekong mainstream,...
The Don Sahong Dam and Mekong Fisheries
A science brief from the WorldFish Center exploring the potential impact of the proposed Don Sahong hydroelectric dam on the...
Mainstream Dams Threaten the Mother of all Rivers
This World Rivers Review article discusses the revival of plans to build a cascade of dams on the Mekong River...
Doing Dams Wrong: World Bank’s “Model” Project Leaves Lao Villagers in the Lurch
From World Rivers Review, June 2007 Under a mango tree along the banks of the Nam Theun River on a...
Decentralized Energy in Thailand: An Emerging Light
From June 2007 World Rivers Review Thailand’s power sector is struggling with contradictory development models. Plans to increase Thailand’s dependence...
The Mekong: Diverse, Magnificent, Threatened
From World Rivers Review, June 2007 As it makes its journey from the Tibetan Plateau to the South China Sea,...