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Hydro dams could jeopardise 'Grand Canyon of the east', say green groups
Originally published in The Guardian Dams on China’s last free-flowing river could harm ecosystems, displace people, and cause catastrophic seismic...
Xayaburi Dam: How Laos Violated the 1995 Mekong Agreement
The 1995 Mekong Agreement is the framework that Southeast Asian governments use to decide whether the build dams on the...
China Moves to Dam the Nu, Ignoring Seismic, Ecological, and Social Risks
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, January 25, 2013 China Moves to Dam the Nu Ignores Seismic, Ecological, and Social Risks In...
China Should Set Good Example on the Mekong River
Originally published in The Economic Observer (a weekly Chinese newspaper) What do Chinese think of when they hear “Mekong River?”...
Xe Pian–Xe Namnoy Affected People Want Consultation Before Construction
Last week, I was invited to stay with ethnic Nya Heun families in a consolidated resettlement zone in the Paksong...
Ethiopia Water Grabs: Creating 'East Africa's Aral Sea'?
A version of this originally appeared on Huffington Post. Lake Turkana from the air. The destruction of the Aral Sea...
International Hydropower Association Urged to Cancel Sarawak Conference Over Greenwashing Concerns
Dale Torstein Sjotveit is the CEO of Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB), which is hosting 2013’s IHA conference. (LONDON, UK) The...
Cambodia, Vietnam, and Donors Challenge Laos on Mekong Dams
For Immediate Release Friday, 18 January 2013 Luang Prabang, Laos: At yesterday’s 19th Mekong River Commission (MRC) Council Meeting, heated...
Xayaburi Dam Left Off MRC Council Agenda
Decision Does Not Bode Well for Future Mekong Cooperation Bangkok, Thailand: The Mekong governments have left the controversial Xayaburi Dam...
Seat of Ancient Buddhism Threatened by Fifteen Proposed Dams
The following is a guest blog written by Urmi Bhattacharjee, an environment and wildlife journalist from northeast India. A protest...