(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.
The moment of reckoning
For the first time since its completion, the Three Gorges Dam is showing the world one of its many functions — flood control.
Eight people missing in central China Landslide
(June 17, 2007) Eight farmers are missing while ten others were rescued after a massive landslide in central China’s Hubei province, an official said on Sunday.
Flood control along Yangtze cannot solely rely on Three Gorges Project, warns expert
(June 15, 2007) The Three Gorges Project is not yet ready to provide flood protection for every community downstream of the giant dam, says a Chinese expert who warned that major flooding could occur this summer.
Floods: Death toll in China's floods rises to 403
A total of 403 Chinese have died, 105 are missing and 3.17 million people have been relocated as the rainy season coupled with ferocious flood waters continues to batter central and southern China.
Five officials punished over Taihu Lake pollution crisis
(June 12, 2007) Five officials in east China’s Yixing city have been punished in the wake of the Taihu Lake pollution crisis that choked off freshwater supply to more than 2 million people, local government say.
ELECTRICITY OF VIETNAM: Cambodian Lawmaker Appeals for Changes to EVN Dam Operation
(June 11, 2007) Cambodia’s National Assembly discussed concerns about Vietnam’s Yali dam at a recent meeting to approve a new water resources bill, the Phnom Penh-based newspaper, Cambodia Daily has reported.
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