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The WCD Framework and Investment in Large Dams
In May 2005, HSBC was the first private bank to adopt the decision-making framework of the World Commission on Dams....
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...
Debunking a Dam Legend: New Book on India's Bhakra Dam
In 1963 India’s then prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru gushed at a ceremony for a new dam project: “The Bhakra Project...
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)...
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...
World Bank Safeguard Policies Are Not Sufficient for Hydropower Projects
Ms. Janet West Export Credits Division Trade Directorate, OECD Dear Ms. West: I would like to contribute to the process...
Dam–Affected Peoples in Brazil Demand Reparations from IADB
Mr. Enrique V. IglesiasPresident, Inter–American Development BankC.C. Members of Board of Executive DirectorsWashington, D.C. Dear Mr. Iglesias; We are farmers,...
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:...
A World of Hurt
New Research Reveals Massive Impacts of Damming on World’s Large Rivers The extent to which dams affect the world’s large...
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”)...