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The Privatisation of Utilities is an Invitation to Bribery and Graft
BUSINESS Day’s exposure of bribery on the Lesotho Highlands Water Project is a pointer to the degree to which the...
Big Firms Accused of Bribery in Dam Project
It’s a tale involving millions of dollars allegedly funneled into Swiss bank accounts by giant international companies competing to build...
Letters to the Washington Post on the Lesotho Project Corruption Case Reveal Very Different Perspectives
Corruption and the World BankMonday, August 23, 1999; Page A16 The following is a letter from Lori Pottinger, International...
Bribery Taints World Bank–Funded Lesotho Water Project
A dozen major international dam-building companies involved in the World Bank-funded Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) have lavishly bribed at...
Letter to Acres International Limited
The following is a letter International Rivers sent to IFC consultants who are studying the hydropower potential of the Upper...
A Monitoring Study to Assess The Localized Impacts Created by The Nam Theun-Hinboun Hydro-Scheme On Fisheries
This study was prepared by the Theun-Hinboun Power Company’s fisheries specialist, Terry Warren. The Theun-Hinboun Power Company and Asian Development...
Letter to the World Bank, Re: Lesotho Highlands Water Project
Mr. Jean-Louis Sarbib Vice President Africa Region The World Bank 1818 H St., NW Washington, D.C. 20433 Re: Lesotho Highlands...
Proposed Uganda Dam is Drowning in Difficulties
The proposed Bujagali Falls hydropower project in Uganda has suffered serious setbacks in recent months. In January the Uganda Electricity...
Japanese PM Urged to Toughen Standards for Development Super–Agency
NGOs also demand withdrawal from Filipino dam An international appeal was delivered to the Japanese Prime Minister, Mr. Keizo Obuchi,...
A Case Study on the Manantali Dam Project (Mali, Mauritania, Senegal)
1. The project The Manantali project consists of the Manantali dam on the Bafing river, a tributary of the Senegal...