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Breeding Ground
The Three Gorges Dam has been dogged by controversy ever since it was mooted but the deadliest risk has barely...
OECD Governments Grant Export Subsidies for Dams: A Trojan Horse for Environmental Destruction, NGOs Say
On September 6-7, the OECD governments are expected to take a decision on whether to allow special financial terms to...
Why the WCD Still Matters
World Rivers Review, October/December 2005 Five years ago, the World Commission on Dams – on which I served as one...
Will China's Rivers Survive the Next 20 Years?
Record-Breaking Dam Building Boom Could Make Free-Flowing Rivers an Endangered Species World Rivers Review, August 2005 For 20 years, International...
NGOs Warn of "Environmental Money Laundering"
Six large international banks are currently arranging a $1 billion bond for China Exim Bank, the world’s third largest export...
Western Banks Financing China’s Export Import Bank: A Case of Environmental Money Laundering
Executive Summary Representatives of Western banks and export credit agencies frequently argue that their environmental policies are being undercut by...
International Rivers Comments on CDM Methodology Proposed for Nho Que Large Hydro (Vietnam)
Submitted to CDM Methodology Panel Title of new baseline methodology:Grid-connected hydroelectric power generation projects in low-density vegetation areas (NM0130) Strengths...
The WCD Framework and Investment in Large Dams
In May 2005, HSBC was the first private bank to adopt the decision-making framework of the World Commission on Dams....