(July 5, 2010) As the environmental problems continue to plague the massive Three Gorges dam, officials are falling way behind on programs to contain the pollution caused by its construction. Less than a fifth of the “water environment” programs laid out in a ten year plan in 2001 have been completed, while all nine of the projects to control pollution from ships have not begun, according to Vice-Minister of Environmental Protection Zhang Lijun.
Foreign aid to Pakistan is a victim of nepotism
(July 5) Writing in The National, Tom Hussain reports that international aid flowing into Pakistan is being abused, as the country suffers from extreme nepotism within its government and non-government organizations.
Banking on the hand that feeds: Food aid is big business in the US
(July 1, 2010) The food aid business is not simply for charity, it’s also a major source of jobs for businesses across the United States. According to a recent report from consultancy group Promar International, the overall economic impact of moving food aid from the nation’s farms to the ports and then on to foreign countries accounts for more than 13,000 jobs and amounts to almost $2-billion in goods and services, or output.
Dammed if you do…
(July 2, 2010) Dams from both upstream and downstream are threatening the livelihoods of citizens on the Mekong River, writes Minh Hung in the Thanh Nien News.
Foreign aid in Afghanistan: what goes in must come out
(July 2) Brady Yauch writes that Afghanistan is, once again, facing allegations of corruption.
Scamming the carbon markets in ten easy steps
(July 2, 2010) Michelle Chan at the environmental group Friends of the Earth offers a quick and easy way to scam carbon markets.
Project’s delay leaves Beijing thirsty
(June 29, 2010) Delays in the controversial South-to-North Water Diversion Project are worsening Beijing’s water crisis, says a recent report from China Daily.
Lessons from controversy (2)
(June 12, 2010) In the conclusion of their two-part analysis of the Clean Development Mechanism, He Gang and Richard Morse reject assertions that China has manipulated tariffs to secure funding and call for reform.
Lessons from controversy (1)
(June 12, 2010) The United Nations’ decision to deny a clutch of Chinese wind farms Clean Development Mechanism status has exposed structural failures in this carbon-cutting device, argue He Gang and Richard Morse.
Beijing’s water shortage worsens as SNWD project delayed
(June 28, 2010) In a bid to relieve Beijing’s water shortage, 200 million cubic meters of water will be transferred from three reservoirs in Hebei province to the metropolis, rednet.cn reported.
Probe International on BNN
(June 27, 2010) Probe International’s Executive Director Patricia Adams participates in a debate on the effectiveness of foreign aid. The debate originally aired on BNN.
Letter to Mekong River Commission by Save the Mekong Coalition
(June 15, 2010) A letter from the Save the Mekong Coalition to the Mekong River Commission.
Passing of an era: Beijing’s water crisis hurting one of the city’s great temples
(June 24, 2010) Beijing’s water crisis is behind the demise of one of city’s most famous and historic temples, say a team of Beijing investigative historians led by China’s prize-winning journalist Dai Qing and Probe International, a Canadian environmental think tank.
Water shortage looms for China, India
(May 31, 2010) Water demand in the next two decades will double in India and rise 32 percent in China, according to the 2030 Water Resources Group, a research collaboration between the World Bank, management consulting firm McKinsey & Co. and industrial water users such as Coca-Cola.
Carbon credit fraud makes its way to Liberia
(June 23, 2010) A British company is alleged to have bribed Liberian officials in a carbon credit deal, writes Brady Yauch.
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