‘Reckless development in some areas and lack of financial input … have resulted in water pollution, posing a serious threat to the ecosystem along the river,’ said NPC deputy Ding Haizhong.
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Upbeat plan for a dam in Belize turns nasty
(March 2, 2001) When a Canadian power company proposed a dam along a branch of the nearby Macal River, officials here welcomed the investment. But the plan has unleashed a barrage of criticism from environmentalists, who are looking beyond Belize’s borders for support.
Progress of Three Gorges Probe
(March 2, 2001) China schedules progress of Three Gorges Project
To drop or not to drop?
(May 1, 2001) Tim Allen and Diana Weinhold explore the arguments of William Easterly, a leading economist at the World Bank, who investigated the claims and proposals of Jubilee 2000 and found them to be wanting.
Domestic crony capitalism and international fickle capital: is there a connection?
(March 1, 2001) The director of the Project on Corruption and Globalization at the Brookings Institute examines the connection between domestic crony capitalism and dependence on volatile international capital flows such as international bank loans.
Theun-Hinboun: An assessment of early project performance
(March 1, 2001) The 210 MW Theun-Hinboun hydropower project in the Lao PDR came online in 1998. It was built and is operated by a new entity named the Theun Hinboun Power Company. A loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) was the formative component of project finance. Its economic purpose is given as earning money for the Lao government, through export power sales to Thailand, to use in national development.
Laos: Cutting the trees to save the forest
(March 1, 2001) Nam Theun 2’s developers, Electricity Consortium (NTEC), say it depends on a World Bank US$100 million "partial risk guarantee" covering commercial loans to the project – without which commercial banks will not put money into the financially risky scheme.
PI letters to ADB-backed Theun Hinboun Power Company
(February 28, 2001) Letters of correspondence between Grainne Ryder, Probe International, and Theun Hinboun Power Company General Manager, Mr. Hourihan.
China issues new regulation on water management, sets fees for usage
(February 26, 2001) The Chinese government recently passed a new regulation on water management, updating its system of use permits and stipulating charges for water consumption in agriculture.
Japan likely to review treatment plant loan
(February 24, 2001) Japan may review its seven-billion-yen (US$60.9 million) loan for the Klong Dan wastewater treatment plant in Samut Prakarn, Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa said yesterday.
Yangtze River ships blocked by bridges
China’s ‘golden waterway’ is crowded by too many bridges that hamper the passage of big ships, the head of the Yangtze shipping authority says.
No sweet fruit for the majority!
(February 21, 2001) Yet another budget that prioritises the Apartheid debt ahead of the poor!
Thai election promises add hurdle to reform
(February 21, 2001) Thaksin Shinawatra’s new Thai-Rak-Thai government shows every sign of attempting to speed up Thailand’sprivatization process, including the sale of thermal generating assets of Electricity Generation Authority of Thailand.
China to prevent pollution, increase hydropower at Mekong River
(February 21, 2001) China has outlined environmental protection and economic programmes to develop the Lancang-Mekong River into a leading international water navigation route.
China battles against water shortages
(February 17, 2001) Although he lives near the Hongze Lake, China’s fourth largest freshwater lake, Yan Fengxia still has to buy mineral water for drinking or even cooking. "Our life gets harder as fish die due to increasing water pollution," said Yan, a fishwife who has been fishing for more than 20 years on the lake, located in the middle reaches of the Huaihe River in east China’s Jiangsu Province.
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