The last few months have seen major developments in the campaign to stop Fortis’s hydro scheme in Belize’s Macal River Valley. Here’s an update of recent events.
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Fight for the right to say no
(December 22, 2001) SOME large dams just shouldn’t be built.
Concrete Jungle: Dam set to go ahead despite danger
(December 22, 2001) What is the point of gauging the environmental impact of a dam before it is built? Not a lot, if a row over a proposed Chalillo hydroelectric scheme in Belize is anything to go by.
Letter to the Editor: Before it’s too dam late
(December 21, 2001) The director of the Belize Alliance of Conservation NGOs writes a letter to the editor of Newfoundland’s Telegram.
Water official raises Yangtze flood-control concerns
(December 20, 2001) A senior Chinese water official has raised concerns about flood control on the Yangtze River, even after the Three Gorges dam is built.
World Bank approves Bujagali dam despite major economic risks
(December 18, 2001) The World Bank today approved a large dam in Uganda that could prove to be a white elephant for that nation’s citizens, while enriching the US-based AES Corp., the largest independent power producer in the world.
PRESS RELEASE: Robert Kennedy Jr. to visit Belize: Mission to stop Canadian rainforest dam
Environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will travel to Belize this week to support citizens opposing a Canadian-backed hydro dam that will drown a last rainforest refuge for Central American wildlife.
Robert Kennedy Jr. to visit Belize: Mission to stop Canadian rainforest dam
(December 17, 2001) Environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will travel to Belize this week
to support citizens opposing a Canadian-backed hydro dam that will
drown a last rainforest refuge for Central American wildlife.
Migrants’ appeal falls on deaf ears
This letter, written by farmers moved from Wushan county in 1997 to make way for the Three Gorges dam, was submitted to officials in June of last year, but has only recently come to light. It provides moving evidence of the extreme hardships the migrants have faced in the new location and documents a litany of broken promises by resettlement officials.
Master plan envisions multi-billion-dollar expansion of Vietnam’s electricity monopoly
(December 12, 2001) Vietnam Power Sector Backgrounder: Vietnam’s 10-year electricity master plan calls for massive investment in the country’s electricity monopoly by Western aid and export credit agencies.
Vietnam’s second largest hydro-electric power plant completed
(December 12, 2001) Vietnam’s Yaly hydro-electric power plant construction has just been completed. The last turbine group of the plant went into action on December 12, feeding power to the national grid.
Gates to open for one year
(December 12, 2001) The time period the Pak Mool Dam sluice gates will remain open has increased to one year.
December 2001 Campaign Letter
Under a new law, just saying “EDC” or “Export Development Corporation” could be illegal.
Paris Club reschedules Nigeria’s debt
(December 10, 2001) The Paris Club of Creditors, to which Nigeria owes about $22bn, has rescheduled the repayment over 18 years good news for a country with external debt totalling about $28bn.
Wanted: victims of apartheid
(December 10, 2001) A US attorney is seeking plaintiffs to sue Swiss banks which financed South Africa’s former apartheid regime, a Swiss newspaper said on Sunday.
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