(December 28, 2007) Visit the civil society monitor Global Transparency Initiative’s (GTI) Transparency Charter to International Financial Institutions: Claiming Our Right to Know. The Charter is the GTI’s flagship statement of standards the GTI believes the information disclosure policies held by International Financial Institutions should conform to.
China: New dam builder for the world
(December 28, 2007) China has embarked on a push to export its dam-building know-how to developing countries—even as it contends with environmental damage and social upheaval at home from the massive Three Gorges Dam.
Critic of Three Gorges remains steadfast
(December 24, 2007) As Beijing admits faults on hydroelectric project, a crusader presses her campaign, Shai Oster reports.
Chinese critic of dam remains steadfast crusader
(December 24, 2007) Beijing admits faults as activist pushes campaign, next target 2008 Olympics
Three Gorges migrant victims decry corruption and abuse
(December 10, 2007) Residents forced to make way for the Three Gorges dam have been denied resettlement funds, The China Post (Taiwan’s leading English-language paper) reported on December 10th.
Four more mega-dams to harness Yangtze
(December 7, 2007) Another four mega-dams planned for the upper reaches of the Yangtze River will have the capacity to produce double the amount of hydropower created by the Three Gorges facility, a senior engineer of the project’s construction body told Shanghai Daily on December 7. .
Thirsty dragon at the Olympics
(December 6, 2007) After the Olympics, how will Beijing’s insatiable thirst for water be satisfied? asks Chinese environmentalist Dai Qing in this week’s New York Review of Books.
China’s bond market under new management
(December 6, 2007) Yangtze Power was not the first Chinese company to issue debt in the domestic market, but the US$540 million it raised through the sale of 10-year bonds — which started trading on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on October 12 — marked the dawn of what could be a dynamic new age for corporate bonds, Newsweek reports.
Landslide death toll rises to 34
(December 3, 2007) The death toll in the landslide in central China’s Hubei Province last month has risen to at least 34, after searchers pulled out one more body from the debris early on Monday. The landslide caused an avalanche of about 3,000 cubic meters of rubble that buried a nearby construction site and a bus travelling on State Highway 318, Xinhua reported.
Beijing: Chinese suffering a new water torture
(December 1, 2007) Beijing’s dead waterways will be brought back to life—temporarily—in time for the Olympic Games, reports The Age. Officials will pump 3 billion cubic metres of water into the city from four dams in neighbouring Hebei province to replenish the water in the city’s dirty canal system.
Deep concern over Three Gorges dam
(November 30, 2007) Chinese writer Dai Qing responds to the Chinese government’s campaign to downplay the environmental effects of the Three Gorges dam. “If they’re saying that the landslides have nothing to do with the reservoir than they are telling lies,” she told the BBC.
Residents fear China’s Three Gorges dam
(November 27, 2007) Residents in the Three Gorges dam reservoir area fear an increased risk of harm to the environment as a result of the dam’s impacts. One of the biggest concerns currently is that the reservoir’s seasonal water fluctuations have unsettled the delicate geology of the area and that this may escalate the risk of landslides and other dangers.
Three Gorges’ first earthquake monitoring centre under construction
(November 23, 2007) Construction has begun on the first earthquake monitoring centre in the Three Gorges area, www.china.org.cn reported on Nov 21. Located in Shizhu County, the centre will provide technical support regarding operation safety, earthquake damage relief, and geological disaster evaluation.
Landslide hits near Three Gorges dam
(November 23, 2007) Chinese officials have confirmed that a bus carrying as many as 27 people has been discovered buried in a landslide that occurred earlier this week.
New plan to address Three Gorges’ environmental problems
(November 22, 2007) China’s Three Gorges Project Committee has announced measures to protect the environment in the Three Gorges area, Xinhua reported on Nov 22.
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