(June 23, 2009) In the wake of Dambisa Moyo’s recent book, “Dead Aid: Why Aid is Not Working and How There is A Better Way for Africa”, the debate surrounding aid to African countries has, again, taken center stage.
Province supplying Beijing water drying up: state
(March 24, 2009) A province in north China that supplies Beijing with much needed water is itself facing serious shortages of the resource, state media reported ahead of World Water Day on Sunday. Probe International, a leading development policy group, has warned that the city of Beijing faces economic collapse and will need to resettle part of its population in coming decades, as it could run out of water in five to 10 years.
Peak water? The limits of a resource
(May 29, 2009) Wise management and sustainable development of the world’s water resources is a task that has been postponed too long. Much of the world is in crisis and parts of the United States are rapidly approaching that point. Water-poor regions can no longer expect to put off addressing the problem by pumping ever greater amounts of relict groundwater from shrinking aquifers. Geoscientists should play a leading role in designing innovative solutions such as aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) where seasonally-surplus water supplies are banked in porous underground formations for later use.
More media coverage on the Chinese government’s decision to halt hydro power development on the Yangtze
(June 22, 2009) Probe International recently published a translated version of a letter and photos issued by citizens groups in response to the Chinese government’s decision to halt hydro power development on the upper Yangtze. For further reading, we’re publishing two translated news stories about the letter.
China activists say dam will kill off rare fish
(June 22, 2009) Environmental advocates are warning that a planned dam on China’s Yangtze River could lead to the extinction of a number of rare fish species, casting a fresh spotlight on the potential environmental costs of the country’s huge hydroelectric building program.
Beijing residents to use hydro power generated by Three Gorges
(June 16, 2009) Through China’s first extra-high voltage power transmission line, the Central China Power Grid (CCPG) has formally started to transmit power to the North China Power Grid.
Beijing ‘may collapse’ over water crisis
(June 22, 2009) Beijing’s water crisis is so critical that the city is facing economic collapse and the need to resettle part of its population in coming decades, a leading development policy group says. Experts predict the Chinese capital could run out of water in five to 10 years, according to Grainne Ryder, policy director at Probe International.
Canada pension fund urged to abandon Chilean transmission scheme Eco groups call it harmful and unnecessary
(June 21, 2009) Probe International is calling on the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Investment Board to halt its investment in a controversial hydro transmission project in Chile’s Patagonia region. The CPP is currently listed as an investor in a 1,500-mile (2,400 kilometres) transmission project designed to handle power from five proposed hydroelectric dams in the Chilean Patagonia.
Iraq seeks forgiveness of Saddam Hussein’s “odious” debts
(June 21, 2009) Iraq will continue to press its neighbours and the world to forgive billions of dollars in debt accured by former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, an Iraqi lawmaker said Sunday.
Nigerian government gets caught with its hand in the World Bank cookie jar
(June 19, 2009). As the World Bank and the IMF drastically increase lending to countries in the developing world, local politicians are beginning to question the loans. The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNNP) recently expressed outrage over the ruling People’s Democratic Party plan to obtain a $1-billion loan from the World Bank.
Chinese citizens respond to environment ministry’s suspension of dam projects along upper Yangtze
(June 19, 2009) In response to the environment ministry’s suspension of two major hydro projects along the upper Yangtze last week, citizens groups issued a statement with photos, questioning temporary suspensions and calling for a halt to dam projects along the upper Yangtze (known as Jinsha).
A response to the Ministry of Environmental Protection’s decision to suspend approval of hydro dam construction along the middle
(June 12, 2009) A letter and photos from Chinese NGOs after the environment ministry suspended two major hydro projects along the upper Yangtze last week. In the letter, they question the temporary suspensions and call for a halt to dam projects along the upper Yangtze (known as Jinsha).
About 37,000 Chinese dams deemed “unsafe,” some on the verge of collapse
(June 19, 2009) China Daily blames the problem on shoddy construction, unqualified workers and embezzled public funds. Now that the flood season is right around the corner the authorities call for maximum alert to prevent collapses.
June 2009 Campaign Letter
Canadian pension dollars set to fund eco-destruction
PRESS RELEASE: Canada Pension Plan urged to abandon Chile’s Patagonia dam scheme
(June 18, 2009) In a letter submitted yesterday to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, environmental group Probe International urged CEO David Denison to abandon a controversial hydro-transmission scheme in southern Chile’s Patagonia region.
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