(August 24, 2010) The Three Gorges dam is forced to stand tall in the face of severe flooding.
China’s dam spree continues
(August 24, 2010) The Chinese government is forging ahead with its ambitious and controversial plans for development on its rivers, writes Brady Yauch.
Banking on disaster: Pakistan officials accused of diverting funds from earthquake aid
(August 23, 2010) Behind Pakistan’s calls for aid funds to deal with the fallout from devastating floods are allegations that previous aid funds were diverted for other uses, writes Brady Yauch.
China geological disasters ten times higher this year but officials insist dams and development are not to blame
(August 23, 2010) Chinese officials say “there’s nothing to see here” regarding the rise in geological disasters.
Subsidizing monoculture plantations: Indonesia officials want palm oil farms to receive carbon credits
(August 20, 2010) Brady Yauch writes that Indonesian officials hope to use the country’s rich rainforests to cash in on the global carbon market.
The expensive Three Gorges flood control project
(August 19, 2010) As the Chinese people fret these days about our unusual weather, and about floods in the north and south, and in the Yangtze valley in particular, a Web posting attracted widespread attention. Using material from the official media, such as Xinhua and CCTV, and highlighting their headlines in particular, the authors accused the Three Gorges project authority of “boasting.”
Mud buries a county devoid of trees and plans
(August 17, 2010) Lumberjacks stripped slopes and builders ignored warnings before deadly mudslides devastated Zhouqu County.
In China, Three Gorges Dam’s image showing some cracks
(August 16, 2010) The dam was hailed as an engineering feat that could withstand the worst flood in 100 years. But this year’s torrential rains have severely tested its capacity to control the surging Yangtze, writes John M. Glionna in the Los Angeles Times.
Images: Trash at Three Gorges
(August 16, 2010) Heavy rains and recent floods have dumped tons of garbage in the Three Gorges reservoir. Local reports say that in some places, the garbage is so thick people can walk on the surface.
Images: Trash at Three Gorges
(August 16, 2010) Heavy rains and recent floods have dumped tons of garbage in the Three Gorges reservoir. Local reports say that in some places, the garbage is so thick people can walk on the surface. All photos courtesy of China Digital Times. View the original photos here.
Diversion won’t end water crisis, report says
(August 16, 2010) Massive infrastructure projects are not a viable solution to China’s water crisis, writes Toh Han Shih in the South China Morning Post.
This is not Karma
(August 14, 2010) Paul Stewart, writing in Mouth to Source, details the poor development decisions that worsened the recent landslides in Zhouqu, China.
Worries related to China’s “Going Out”
Wu Aoqi Business Watch Magazine Friday, August 13, 2010 This article was originally published in Business Watch Magazine on April 5, 2010. You can read the original, in Chinese, here. Note: The […]
Car washers clean Beijing dry
(August 13, 2010) Beijing car washers are driving China’s water-strapped capital to a dry end faster, says Lisa Peryman.
Mekong River in danger of becoming ‘Chinese river’
(August 13, 2010) A report from Deutsche Presse-Agentur says the US-based Stimson Centre has warned the Mekong River may be turned into a “Chinese river.”
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