(September 20, 2002) Politicians, businessmen and bureaucrats conspired to skim off 10 to 20 per cent of the value of the Klong Dan wastewater treatment Bangpakong Dam and Nong Ngu Hao Airport projects, according to the results of a study released yesterday.
PRESS RELEASE: Mekong hydro consultants convicted of bribery in Africa
(September 18, 2002) A major Canadian engineering firm that has worked on hydro projects and resettlement planning in Asia’s six-country Mekong region has been convicted by the Lesotho High Court on two counts of bribery.
Mekong hydro consultants convicted of bribery in Africa
(September 18, 2002) A major Canadian engineering firm that has worked on hydro projects and resettlement planning in Asia’s six-country Mekong region has been convicted by the Lesotho High Court on two counts of bribery.
China to tap Tibet’s hydel potential to sell power to India
(September 17, 2002) China wants to harness the hydroelectric capacity of rivers in eastern Tibet and sell the bulk of the power to India, The Hindu reports.
Canadian survey sheds new light on rural livelihoods in Laos
(September 6, 2002) Survey warns that hydro dams, irrigation schemes, and tree plantations – in the name of poverty alleviation – can do more harm than good for Laotians whose livelihoods depend upon natural rivers and forests.
The mouth of the moon
(September 4, 2002) The Pak Mun dam has disrupted the lives of more than 25,000 villagers in Thailand. NGOs and local communities have campaigned to close the dam’s gates permanently. So far, their ongoing protests have achieved partial success.
Part 4: Reform in the forests
(August 30, 2002) The final article in Asia Times Online’s xclusive series on the Mekong examines how logging in the ancient rain forests has affected the mighty river, and the people who depend on it.
Tens of thousands may lose livelihoods due to Nam Theun 2
(August 30, 2002) “Despite millions spent on a decade of planning the Nam Theun 2 dam, the [World] Bank has grossly underestimated the number of people whose livelihoods are at risk for this project.” – says Gráinne Ryder, Probe International.
Vietnam plans 22 hydro stations
(August 27, 2002) Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) has announced it plans to build 22 hydro stations from 2003 to 2010 at a cost of US $19.1B.
Part 3: Hey, big spenders
(August 23, 2002) International donors have poured some US$1 billion into countless reports, plans and studies on how to manage the Mekong.
Rough waters
(August 19, 2002) Cambodians fear the impact of a dam now being built. The problem is, the dam is in Vietnam.
Part 2: The challenge of China
(August 16, 2002) At the time of the proposed Kompong Speu power plant in November 2000, members of Cambodia’s National Assembly vigorously debated the deal that its government had made with China.
Part 1: River of controversy
(August 9, 2002) No one in Washington, nor any independent environmental body casting a critical eye on dam construction in the upper reaches of the Mekong River flowing through China.
Cambodian villagers battle Viet dams
(July 5, 2002) Flooding, skin rashes, stomach problems, drownings of both people and livestock, and a decline in fish stocks are among a myriad problems recorded in Stung Treng as a result of Vietnam’s Yali Falls dam, according to a new report.
Vietnam: Swedish involvement in dam that will hit Cambodians
(July 1, 2002) Vietnam has started construction of a second dam, 20 kilometres downstream of the devastating Yali Falls dam.
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