(May 14, 2008) Evidence shows lack of oversight, retaliation, and program ties to terrorist group.
China says troops rush to plug dangerous cracks in dam
(May 13, 2008) The Zipingpu dam has been left with dangerous cracks as a result of Monday’s deadly earthquake, AP reports.
Special Report: Strong quake jolts SW China
(May 13, 2008) Earthquake forecasting remains a “hard nut” to crack, a Chinese expert told reporters here on Tuesday.
Disaster set off by colliding land masses
(May 13, 2008) The earthquake in the Sichuan Province of China on Monday was a result of a continuing collision between India and Asia.
Democracy, capital flows, and odious debt’
(May 12, 2008) Democracy commits a ruler to pass borrowed funds on to the private sector which builds the country’s international collateral, and the consequent rise in the credit ceiling is a Pareto-improvement up to a point because the ruler can appropriate a smaller share of rising loan. However, the ruler may still impose odious debt in the sense that the private sector prefers the country to borrow less. Under conditions, a fall in the world interest rate or a rise in productivity growth increases the optimal levels of democracy, borrowing, investment, and welfare. I offer suggestive evidence from a global panel.
Financial Times: Three Gorges dam repeats “stupid mistake”
(March 11, 2008) FT correspondent Jamil Anderlini describes the 1960s-era Sanmenxia dam on the Yellow River as a disastrous precedent for the much larger Three Gorges project, which is nearing completion this year. A former communist party boss in Shaanxi province, the region most directly affected by Sanmenxia, is quoted saying the dam was “really a stupid mistake” that has brought “severe disasters to the people living near the river.”
PRESS RELEASE Belizeans seek court order forcing Canadian-owned power company to honour its environmental obligations
A Canadian-owned power company could be forced to stop work on its third dam on Belize’s Macal River – underway since earlier this year – if Belizean environmentalists can persuade the Supreme Court to uphold the law.
Laos Hydro Developers Want Purchase Rate Increase
(May 8, 2008) Laos dam investors to ask EGAT to increase purchasing rate.
Beijing Olympic water scheme drains parched farmers
(January 23, 2008) A frantic ‘100-day battle’ is underway to complete a 300-kilometre network of canals and pipes that will take water from the parched countryside of Hebei province to Beijing, for its ‘green’ Olympic games in August.
Olympics water diversion scheme threatens millions
(March 11, 2008) In an interview with the London-based Financial Times, An Qingyuan, a former communist party chief, said the diversion of water to Beijing for the Olympics and for big hydropower projects threatens the lives of millions of peasant farmers in China’s north-western provinces.
Debt cancellation a victory for the world
(May 7, 2008) Last month, the House of Representatives showed leadership in the fight against global poverty by passing the Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation, which would extend lifesaving debt cancellation to more poor nations around the globe.
Olympics water diversion scheme starts this month
(March 11, 2008) To ensure Beijing has enough water for the Olympic games this August, about 300 million cubic metres of water will be diverted from Hebei province starting the end of this month, according to China Daily
Final report, mapping of the proposed Chalillo (PDF format)
(May 3, 2002) This report presents the findings of a re-study done on the geology of the proposed Chalillo Dam site during the period April 24th to April 29th, 2002.
Mekong Commission Defends Itself against Critics
(May 2, 2008) The head of the Mekong River Commission has defended his organisation against charges it faces a crisis of legitimacy arising from hydropower development on the Mekong mainstream, and pledged to increase efforts to engage with more diverse groups in the region.
How Dams Fail
(May 1, 2008) There are different types of dams classified by the material and design used in construction. These differences influence how and why dams fail. A dam can be classified by its material, indicating whether it is earthen or concrete. Dam components can also include iron, steel or timber or a combination of any of the above.
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