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World Bank Dam Evaluation "Seriously Deficient"
NGOs Demand Independent Review and Moratorium on World Bank Support of Large Dams Forty-nine non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from 21 countries...
Nam Theun 2 Stranded With No Buyer for Its Power
The future of the controversial Nam Theun 2 hydroelectric dam in Laos is increasingly uncertain after its sole customer, the...
Consultant Reveals Financial Risks of Lao Dam: Nam Theun 2 Could Prove Liability for Lao Government
The Nam Theun 2 Dam in Laos is likely to cost significantly more and yield significantly lower revenues than claimed...
Letter to World Bank Citing Concerns about Nam Theun 2
Ms Rebecca B. HallCountry OfficerCountry Department 1East Asia and Pacific RegionWorld Bank1818 H. Street, NWWashington, DC 20433 Fax 202 477...
IRN technical review of Mekong Secretariat 1994 Mekong mainstream dam plan
This technical review of the Mekong Secretariat’s “Mekong Mainstream Run of River Hydropower” report, dated 1994, identifies serious shortcomings of...
River Dolphins: Can They Be Saved?
River dolphins are small, aquatic mammals which belong to the order Cetacea. Scientists today classify river dolphins as endangered species...
Brazil's Balbina Dam: Environment Versus the Legacy of the Pharoahs in Amazonia
Read article by Philip Fearnside of Brazil’s National Institute for Amazon Research (INPA) on the impacts of Balbina Dam. The...