(May 28, 2007) In an exclusive interview, Shen Ganqing, former chief engineer at the Beijing Institute for Survey and Design and professor at the Beijing Normal University talks about his 50 years of experience developing hydro dams and the lessons he learned in the process.
Probe International opposes World Bank financing for Congo dams
(May 28, 2007) Probe International tells the World Bank to halt all loans to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Inga dam project until those affected by the dam are provided with the water, sanitation, electricity, health and education services promised to them more than 30 years ago.
Vice premier calls to strengthen flood-control
(May 27, 2007) Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu has called for strengthened efforts in flood control and disaster relief in a season of heavy rains and floods in the Yangtze River, China’s longest.
May 2007 Campaign Letter
Instead of focussing on carbon credits, let’s concentrate on reducing harmful emissions at home.
China braces for extreme flooding
Chinese authorities are preparing for potentially catastrophic floods along the Yangtze River where the giant Three Gorges dam is being built as the country braces itself for extreme summer weather conditions.
Nations worried about reform pace in Mozambique
(May 24, 2007) Aid to Mozambique would remain largely unchanged in 2008 due to the African nation’s poor progress fighting corruption and implementing other reforms, a group of Western nations and donor agencies said on Thursday.
Heaviest floods since 1998 could hit Yangtze valley
(May 24, 2007) The most "severe floods" since 1998 might hit the Yangtze River this summer, a senior flood-control official warned yesterday.
China’s environment declining
(May 23, 2007) China’s environmental situation is deteriorating, with several major rivers and lakes clogged by industrial waste, state media said Tuesday.
Three Gorges Dam is hurting river, study finds
(May 21, 2007) China’s Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest hydropower project, is retaining huge amounts of sediment and nutrients and causing significant erosion in the downstream reaches of the Yangtze River, researchers have found.
Myanmar to sign hydropower pacts with China and Thailand
(May 21, 2007) Myanmar, which is facing an acute power shortage, is set to sign a series of deals with neighboring China and Thailand to build hydropower plants in eastern and southern Myanmar, a newspaper reported Monday.
World Bank justice
(May 18, 2007) All that mattered to Mr. Wolfowitz’s accusers was to be rid of him, whatever the pretext or methods.
Big polluters emboldened by local governments that ignore violations
(May 18, 2007) It is critical for China’s slowly progressing environmental campaign to strengthen supervision and loosen the interest bonds between money and power – a tall order.
Wolfowitz resigns, ending long fight at World Bank
(May 17, 2007) The resignation, effective June 30, brings a dramatic conclusion to two days of negotiations between Mr. Wolfowitz and the bank board after weeks of turmoil.
More residents evacuated after fresh landslide in China
(May 17, 2007) More than 100 residents have been evacuated after a fresh landslide occurred in another village of central China’s Hubei Province on Wednesday, local sources said.
Wolfowitz, the World Bank, and illegitimate lending
(May 16, 2007) Although the World Bank is finally addressing corruption, President Paul Wolfowitz is doing so in a way that puts all the responsibility on the people of the borrowing country. In Wolfowitz’s system, the lender carries no responsibility.
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