(September 7, 2004) The Nam Theun 2 dam will double water levels in central Laos’ Xe Bang Fai River and destroy the self-sufficient lifestyle of thousands of people living along its banks, writes Mekong environmental researcher Dave Hubbel.
Proposed power dam sparks heated debate
(September 2, 2004) Some critics doubt the Nam Theun 2 dam project in Laos is necessary.
World Bank consults on big Laos dam project
(September 1, 2004) The World Bank launched an unprecedented exercise in public consultation yesterday on whether it should back a project to build a dam in Laos in a tributary of the Mekong river.
World Bank-backed hydro venture threatens thousands of poor Laotian farmers
(September 1, 2004) Thousands of Laotian farmers have been promised new livelihoods to make way for a World Bank-backed hydro dam in one of Asia’s poorest countries. But a review of the developers’ resettlement plans indicates a high risk of failure.
Criticism dominates first public debate on huge Laos dam
(August 31, 2004) “Don’t let this be a repetition of the Pak Moon dam”, say Thai opponents of World Bank-backed Lao dam.
Statement on the World Bank-organised technical workshop on the Nam Theun 2 project
(August 30, 2004) On the occasion of this World Bank-organised technical workshop, NGO-COD is obliged to convey the following views and demands on behalf of the Thai civil society organizations involved.
Lao Nam Theun dam project on global tour to convince opponents
(August 29, 2004) A long-delayed plan to build a gigantic dam in Laos comes under international scrutiny this week as the World Bank is hosting a series of consultations in a bid to win over a host of opponents of the controversial project.
‘Dam is a threat to elephants’
(August 27, 2004) As the World Bank prepares to finalise its decision to support Laos’ controversial Nam Theun 2 project, opponents yesterday said the dam would "irreversibly" affect one of Southeast Asia’s largest wild elephants herds.
World Bank Support for Big Dams Remains
(August 26, 2004) Groups like the U.S.-based International Rivers Network (IRN) have argued that the Bank cannot claim to have distanced itself from building large dams.
Mekong River at risk
(August 26, 2004) Drought, dam-building and over-fishing are suffocating the Mekong, one of Asia’s mighty, life-giving arteries. Can countries along its banks rally to save it?
Beijing’s clumsy manoeuvres
(August 26, 2004) Is the opening of the Mekong for large trading vessels an example of Beijing’s strong-arm tactics with it’s neighbours?
Hydro dam threatens elephants
(August 24, 2004) The inundation and degradation of a large part of the Nakai Plateau would eliminate 95% of the wetlands, almost all mineral licks and large areas of forests and grasslands that are essential habitat for the Nakai elephants.
The Mekong’s toothless guardian
(August 24, 2004) Can the Mekong be preserved without a functioning body to oversee it? The Mekong River Commission is in place, but is it strong enough to put
pressure on Beijing?
Elephants and the Nam Theun 2 dam
(August 23, 2004) The Nakai plateau allows elephants to maintain widespread seasonal movements on a landscape scale. The proposed Nam Theun 2 dam would destroy these special conditions, forever.
Tiny Laos in the spotlight over landmark power project
(August 22, 2004) Despite assurances by the foreign investors, the International Rivers Network and several other groups maintain the planned dam could pollute or choke waterways in the untamed region and displace impoverished farming communities.
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