(June 13, 2007) The long-running series of corruption trials against leading international construction companies in the southern African state of Lesotho has reached another milestone with a guilty plea from one of the main intermediaries for the bribes.
PRESS RELEASE Belizeans seek court order forcing Canadian-owned power company to honour its environmental obligations
(July 11, 2007)
PRESS RELEASE: Belizeans seek court order forcing Canadian-owned power company to honour its environmental obligations
(July 11, 2007) 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.
FORTIS: Belizeans sue to stop Canadian dam construction
(July 9, 2007) After years of bitter controversy, the Chalillo Dam was finally built on the upper Macal River and, as far as we know, in conjunction with the Mollejon facility has been quietly and efficiently providing Belize with lower cost power for over a year and a half. But not everyone is thrilled with the hydro system and today a citizens group filed suit in the Supreme Court to halt construction on the third dam downstream at Vaca.
Three Gorges reservoir lowers water level to brace for floods stream
(July 8, 2007) The water level in the Three Gorges reservoir has been lowered to around 144 meters from 144.89 meters in order to brace for floods upstream.
Big Hydro’s market failure in China
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Auditors expose flaws in Three Gorges project management
(July 6, 2007) Poor quality control and improper contract management has plagued construction of China’s Three Gorges dam, according to an official audit released last week.
China to build inland waterway network
The State Council has approved a national inland waterway and port plan jointly formulated by the National Reform and Development Commission and the Ministry of Communications, said Weng Mengyong, Vice Minister of Communications.
The concept of odious debt in public international law
(July 1, 2007) The concept of “odious debt” regroups a set of equitable considerations that have often been raised in the context of political transitions.
Review of SWECO-Electricity of Vietnam Se San Hydro EIA, July 2007
(July 1, 2007) Review of Electricity of Vietnam’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) on the Cambodian Part of the Se San River due to Hydropower Development in Vietnam, prepared for NGO Forum on Cambodia.
Towards a solution to odious debts and looking at creditors’ incentives
(July 1, 2007) Abstract: Rather than propose a solution to the problem of odious debts, this paper seeks to analyze the causes of odious incentives in international finance.
China’s Three Gorges Corporation vying to build world’s largest hydro project in Central Africa
(June 22, 2007) As China’s Three Gorges dam nears completion, the company responsible for building and financing the world’s largest dam is vying to construct an even more ambitious hydro project in central Africa.
SEPA calls for more public involvement
(June 22, 2007) After putting two highly polluting projects on hold as a result of public pressure, the top environmental watchdog yesterday said it would seek to establish a proper mechanism to allow for its further participation in environmental governance.
China to improve environmental assessment after controversial PX project
(June 22, 2007) China will improve strategic environmental assessment procedures in key regions and industries after the suspension of a controversial paraxylene (PX) projec in Xiamen, according to the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA).
Chongqing to urbanize rural migrants
After relocating 1 million residents in the Three Gorges area, Chongqing is set to urbanize some 10 million rural migrants over the next decade.
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