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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,...
Wild Patagonia: Expedition to the Baker and Pascua Rivers
by Aviva Imhof, Campaigns Director In January 2008, I was privileged to take part in one of the first ever...
An Encounter with Chile's Powerful Pascua
http://www.tcgnews.com/santiagotimes/index.php?nav=story&story_id=15728&topic_id=1 There is a place in far southern Chile, in the remote region of Aysén, where the long road south...
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...
Dams Threaten Biodiversity and Indigenous People in Panama
From December 2007 World Rivers Review This rainy season, a mushy mess is sliding down the Changuinola River Valley. Huge...
Concerns Raised over Mekong Mainstream Dams
Article from The Cambodia Daily It’s a critical source of livelihood for hundreds of thousands of people in Cambodia,...
Norway in Laos: Ruining Rivers, Damaging Lives
Norway’s state-owned power utility, Statkraft, has ruined the ecology of two rivers in Laos and the livelihoods of 30,000 people,...
World must help protect vital Mekong river: activists
BANGKOK (AFP) – The construction of six dams along the Mekong River could displace tens of thousands of people and...