(November 23, 2008) An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale jolted Zigui County in central China’s Hubei Province at 4:01 p.m. Saturday, the National Seismic Network reported.
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GAP Questions World Bank Financial Cyber-Security
(November 20, 2008) Letter Sent to Bank President Questions Failure to Sanction Misconduct (Washington, D.C) – In the wake of recent news reports demonstrating serious breaches of the World Bank’s information security system, the Government Accountability Project (GAP) has sent a letter to Bank President Robert Zoellick requesting an accounting of steps taken to address the issue.
Ecuador confronts Odious Debts
(November 20, 2008) Ecuador is again threatening to suspend payments on foreign debt deemed “illegitimate” pending the release later this week of a long-awaited report by the country’s government appointed debt audit commission.
Ecuador auditor urges debt default
(November 17, 2008) The official overseeing an audit of Ecuador’s foreign debt said his committee found evidence of abuses and irregularities tied to almost all of the country’s bonds and will recommend a default on $10.3 billion in national debt.
URGENT ACTION: Proposed Patagonia dams
URGENT ACTION: Proposed Patagonia dams Created 11/19/2008 – 13:47 Probe International Friday, November 21, 2008 Canada’s national pension plan (CPP) is a co-owner ofChile’s electricity transmission company, Transelec, and may soon […]
Pollution concealed by Beijing
(November 18, 2008) China’s coal industry has hidden annual costs of 159 billion pounds in damage to health and the environment, according to Chinese experts.
China to spend $3 billion on water projects
(November 18, 2008) China has earmarked 20 billion yuan ($3 billion) of a massive economic stimulus packet for shoring up risky reservoirs, improving irrigation networks and supplying clean drinking water in rural areas, state media said.
China to strengthen rural water conservation with $2.9 bln
(November 18, 2008) China will spend 20 billion yuan (about 2.9 billion U.S. dollars) on rural water conservation projects as one of the steps it is taking to stimulate domestic demand, the State Council, or the cabinet, said here on Tuesday.
Asian Development Bank: Protests Continue Over ADB’s Rice Distributions
(November 7, 2008) Hundreds of villager continued their protests Thursday over their exclusion from the Asian Development Bank’s emergency food distributions in 200 communes around the Tonle Sap Lake and in Oddar Meanchey province, human rights workers said.
Lao dams muddying the waters
(November 18, 2008) Environmentalists say regional forums have proven themselves inadequate to address the cross-border impacts of a slew of hydropower dam projects planned for southern Laos.
Map of proposed dams in Chile’s Patagonia
(November 18, 2008) These maps show the location of the five dams proposed for the Baker and Pascua Rivers, in Chile’s XI Region, Aysen General Carlos Ibanez del Campo.
Ecuador’s leader fuels default fear
(November 17, 2008) Rafael Correa, Ecuador’s left-wing president, has heightened fears that the Andean nation will default on parts of its $10bn (£6.8bn) foreign debt, saying an internal audit due this week will determine if the debt is “illegitimate”.
Statement From G-20 Summit
(November 16, 2008) Following is the text of the statement from the Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy.
Reclaiming the Sesan River
(November 15, 2008) Ever since Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) began damming the Sesan River for hydropower, affected communities in downstream Cambodia have grappled with the question: what, if anything, can be done to reduce the worst effects of EVN dam operations?
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