(November 20, 2007) Yangtze River authorities started dredging China’s longest river a week earlier than last year as silting in the river becomes more serious, Xinhua reported on Nov 20.
Patricia Adams Review: Partially odious debts? A framework for an optimal liability regime
(November 20, 2007) This provocative paper is sure to raise the ire of a civil society that wants Third World debts canceled because of their illegitimacy. But it won’t make the lenders who want "no fault" debt forgiveness (courtesy of Northern taxpayers) happy either. Instead, authors Ben-Shahar and Gulati push the legal envelope of "how to" resolve the Third World debt quagmire and in doing so, empower odious debt advocates with more legal fight than ever before.
World Bank vetoes $232 million loan due to corruption fears
(November 20, 2007) The World Bank’s veto of a $232 million loan to the Philippines suggests a continued divide over corruption issues within the organization, The Wall Street Journal
Testimony in landmark debt cancellation bill
(November 20, 2007) Neil Watkins, National Coordinator of Jubilee USA Network, testified before the Congressional House Committee on Financial Services considering the Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation of 2007, earlier this month.
REVIEW: Partially odious debts? A framework for an optimal liability regime
(November 20, 2007) This provocative paper is sure to raise the ire of a civil society that wants Third World debts canceled because of their illegitimacy. But it won’t make the lenders who want "no fault" debt forgiveness (courtesy of Northern taxpayers) happy either. Instead, authors Ben-Shahar and Gulati push the legal envelope of "how to" resolve the Third World debt quagmire and in doing so, empower odious debt advocates with more legal fight than ever before.
Chinese dam projects criticized for their human costs
(November 19, 2007) An article in the New York Times detailing the criticisms of the Three Gorges dam and the resettlement issues and environmental costs facing the government as the project nears completion.
Chinese dam projects criticized for their human costs
(November 19, 2007) Last year, Chinese officials celebrated the completion of the Three Gorges Dam by releasing a list of 10 world records. As in: The Three Gorges is the world’s biggest dam, biggest power plant and biggest consumer of dirt, stone, concrete and steel. Ever. Even the project’s official tally of 1.13 million displaced people made the list as record No. 10.
New York Times “Choking on Growth” series
(November 18, 2007) Probe Fellow Dai Qing responds to New York Times readers’ online queries about China’s environmental woes and the Three Gorges dam. This is part four of the New York Times “Choking on Growth” series that looks at the causes and effects of China’s environmental crisis.
Mekong River Commission remiss – activists
(November 14, 2007) The campaign to save South-east Asia’s largest waterway from being blocked by a series of massive dams picked up pace this week, with activists accusing a regional river authority of abandoning its mission to protect the Mekong River.
World must help protect vital Mekong river: activists
(November 14, 2007) International intervention is necessary to halt the construction of six dams along the Mekong River that could displace tens of thousands of people and endanger over a thousand aquatic species, say environmental groups.
Mekong River Commission remiss – activists
(November 14, 2007) The campaign to save South-east Asia’s largest waterway from being blocked by a series of massive dams picked up pace this week, with activists accusing a regional river authority of abandoning its mission to protect the Mekong River.
Mekong Commission blasted over river dams
(November 14, 2007) Environmentalists slammed the Mekong River Commission yesterday for failing to protect the waterway. They called for higher moral standards and transparency at the intergovernmental organisation.
Conservationists warn proposed dams could damage Mekong river
(November 13, 2007) Six proposed dams on the Mekong River could displace up to 75,000 villagers and harm hundreds of species like the endangered giant catfish and Irrawaddy dolphin, conservationists warned Tuesday.
Civic groups call Mekong Commission a failure
(November 13, 2007) The Mekong River Commission (MRC) has not stopped six dam projects from moving ahead on the river despite unanswered questions about the environmental and social impact of the schemes, say environmental and civil society groups.
SPECIAL REPORT: Dam building in the upper Yangtze basin
(November 12, 2007) Professor Chen, a senior researcher at the Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, describes resettlement and environmental dangers associated with dam building in the ecologically fragile and ethnically diverse upper Yangtze region of southwestern China. He further warns that dam builders and local governments will experience greater difficulty forcing people off their land as people become more aware of their rights and of resettlement failures elsewhere.
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