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Report on Resettlement at Zipingpu Dam

Chinese researcher Fan Xiao visited the communities resettled by Zipingpu Dam and found evidence of graft and corruption, violation of...
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Tenotã–mõ

Alerts regarding the consequences of hydroelectric projects planned for the Xingu River, Brazilian Amazon Publication of the panel of experts...
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Drought Could Cripple Cameroon’s Hydro–Heavy Energy Sector

The government of Cameroon is currently considering building the Lom Pangar Dam, a project that would displace rural villagers, flood...
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Major Yangtze Tributary Drying Up

http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=31&art_id=qw1114240324901C551 Beijing – A series of dams and hydro projects in southwestern China's Sichuan province have caused one of the...
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Letter to IUCN Concerning Lom Pangar’s Independent Expert Panel

To: Mr. Paul Noupa UICN, Bureau Régional pour l’Afrique Centrale BP. 5506 Yaoundé, Cameroun paul.noupa@iucn.org Cc: Mr. Achim Steiner, Director...
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Bujagali Being Revived: Read Civil Society Concerns

The Government of Uganda is reviving the construction of Bujagali dam, which up to now has been mired in controversies....
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It’s Extreme Not to Be Green

The recently released Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, a UN-sponsored analysis of the overall health of the planet, reveals the extent to...
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Comments on Las Vacas Large Hydro Project (Guatemala)

Current Status: Registered on 17 December 2005 Comments on the CDM Project Design Document for the Las Vacas Hydro Project...
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Harnessing Wild Rivers: Who Pays the Price?

Since World War II some 45,000 large dams have been built, generating an estimated 20 percent of the world’s electricity...
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Megoe Tso: The Damming of Tibet's Sacred Lake

This report by the Tibet Justice Center reviews the Chinese government’s plans to build a dam on eastern Tibet’s most...