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Grand Inga, Grand Illusions?
World Rivers Review, V20 N2, p. 6-7 Grandiose plans are being made to develop the world’s largest hydropower project in...
Why Nam Theun 2 Will Not Help the Poor in Laos
World Bank support for Nam Theun 2 is justified only if the project will help to reduce poverty in Laos....
World Bank Board Approves Nam Theun 2, Marks Start to Ill–Conceived "High–Risk" Strategy
The World Bank Board of Directors voted today to approve the Nam Theun 2 dam in Laos. Nam Theun 2...
Waves of Ethnic Discontent Rise Up Against Tiger Leaping Gorge Dam
Originally published in South China Morning Post Zhongdian – There is a powerful undercurrent flowing through southwestern Yunnan’s Jinsha River....
In Life on the Mekong, China’s Dams Dominate
New York Times article on the impacts of China’s Upper Mekong dams on people living downstream along the Mekong River
Chixoy Dam Legacy Issues Study
Volume 1: Exectutive Summary: Consequential Damages and Reparations: Recommendations for Remedy. Volume 2: Document Review and Chronology of Relevant Actions...
Chixoy Dam Legacy Issues: Overview
The Chixoy Dam and its Pueblo Viejo Hydroelectric facility, built by INDE (Instituto Nacional de Electrificación) with financing from the...
International Rivers Shocked About US Pick for World Bank President
According to US Treasury officials and Reuters News, the Bush administration has put forward Paul Wolfowitz as its candidate for...
153 NGOs Urge World Bank Not to Support Nam Theun 2
NGOs from around the world call on World Bank President Wolfensohn not to finance the Nam Theun 2 project. …from...
Second Mapder Forum Declaration
Second Gathering of the Mexican Movement of Those Affected by Dams and in Defence of Rivers (MAPDER) The Mexican Movement...