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New rush to dam Mekong alarms environmentalists
AFP [27.3.08] The Mekong River in southern Vietnam, the world’s 12th largest waterway crossing six countries, may soon be tamed...
Chinese dams threaten Cambodia's forests, farmers
CHAY ARENG RIVER, Cambodia (Reuters) – Along the Chay Areng valley in Cambodia’s remote Cardamom mountains, children still scamper barefoot...
Hydropower On the Nu: One River, Many Perspectives
A cascade of proposed hydroelectric projects on one of Asia's longest undammed rivers has caused great controversy in southwest China....
Farewell, Seven Falls
25 years ago, in October 1982, the planet´s greatest waterfall was drowned, a victim of the filling of Itaipu Reservoir...
Patagonia Under Threat
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Patagonia in Peril
Patagonia is the southernmost triangle of South America, straddling Argentina and Chile, one of the last wildernesses to be conquered...
Lao villagers not ready for dam impact: group
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Efforts to ease the social and environmental impact of a controversial dam in Communist Laos are behind...
Laos, Firm Agree on Mekong Dam Near Border
Article from The Cambodia Daily The construction of the first hydropower dam across a section of the Lower Mekong mainstream,...
New Report Urges Better Energy Planning in Cambodia before Hydropower Dams are Developed
Chinese investment in Cambodia’s hydropower sector is threatening some of the country’s most precious ecosystems and the livelihoods of thousands...
Ecuador's Water Crisis: Damming the Water Capital of the World
From December 2007 World Rivers Review Ecuador is a watery wonderland. Although small (it is roughly the size of New...