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A Lesson Dam Lobby Looks Set to Ignore
Originally published in South China Morning Post (sub req'd) Republished at Hydroworld.com Halt to construction of a barrage in Myanmar...
A Turning Point for Chinese Dam Builders
What was destined to be Southeast Asia’s biggest hydropower dam, the $3.6 billion Myitsone Dam Project on the headwaters of...
Myitsone Dam Cancellation an International Media Event
The cancellation of the Myitsone dam project has grabbed international headlines this week, the decision prompted by the new president,...
Pianporn Deetes, Thailand Program Coordinator on ABC News Radio
The following radio interview appeared on PM with Mark Colvin, ABC News. Pianporn Deetes, International Rivers Thailand Program Coordinator talks...
Myanmar to Stop Construction of Controversial Dam
Originally published in The Wall Street Journal Myanmar's president called Friday to suspend construction of a controversial China-backed hydroelectric dam...
Burma Dam: Why Myitsone Plan is Being Halted
Originally published in BBC News In a rare concession, the Burmese government has suspended a long planned and highly controversial...
Environmental Impact Assessment for the Myitsone Dam
China Power Investment funded and commissioned the Changjiang Institute of Survey, Planning, Design and Research (CISPDR) to conduct an Environmental...
The Myitsone Dam on the Irrawaddy River: A Briefing
1. Background Project Overview The Myitsone Hydroelectric Project is located at the confluence of the Mali and N’Mai rivers and...
Legality of Belo Monte is Built on a House of Cards
In June of this year in Foz do Iguaçú, Brazil, at the International Hydropower Association’s bi-yearly Congress, Eletrobras Director Valter...
Legal Opinion by Perkins Coie to MRC and Regional Governments
On August 3, 2011 International Rivers submitted a legal opinion by U.S law firm Perkins Coie to the Mekong Regional...