(March 27, 2002) A loan by Asian Development Bank (ADB) to Samut Prakarn’s Klong Dan project violates six of its own policies and procedures, says an independent panel set up by the bank.
China says controversial dam plan won’t harm neighbours
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said downstream countries should trust China to act responsibly in deciding on the Nu River dams: ‘The Chinese government is serious-minded, has rigorous policies and will be responsible.’
Hon. Janis G. Johnson statement in the Senate
(March 27, 2002) Statement of Hon. Janis G. Johnson read in the Senate regarding the controversial plan of Canadian hydro developer Fortis Incorporated to build a dam on the Macal River in Belize.
Probe shakes bank to its roots
(March 26, 2002) Management of the Asian Development Bank stand accused of violating their own funding policies, guidelines on the environment and denying residents, affected by the wastewater scheme, access to vital information.
Firm’s grant doubles after donation to Liberals
(March 26, 2002) A multinational engineering company that in 2000 was awarded a $250,000 grant by CIDA to study a proposed hydro dam in Belize donated more than $31,000 to the Liberal party during the same election year.
PRESS RELEASE: Environmentalists sue over secret Canadian deal to dam Belize rainforest
Belizean environmental groups filed a lawsuit last week before the Supreme Court of Belize to block a controversial Canadian-backed hydro dam in Belize’s Macal River Valley.
Newfoundlanders report on Chalillo controversy
(March 26, 2002) Frankly it was somewhat embarrassing to be a Newfoundlander traveling in that country where many Belizeans associate our home and country with Fortis Inc. and the construction of the Chalillo Dam on the Macal River.
Firm’s grant doubles after donation to Liberals
(March 26, 2002) A multinational engineering company that in 2000 was awarded a $250,000 grant by CIDA to study a proposed hydro dam in Belize donated more than $31,000 to the Liberal party during the same election year.
Environmentalists sue over secret Canadian deal to dam Belize rainforest
(March 26, 2002) Belizean environmental groups filed a lawsuit last week before the Supreme Court of Belize to block a controversial Canadian-backed hydro dam in Belize’s Macal River Valley.
Complaints of corruption surface as town slips underwater
(March 25, 2002) If it wasn’t enough having your home town dynamited and submerged under a reservoir, residents of Fengjie – directly in the path of China’s vast Three Gorges dam project – say much of their relocation money is being stolen by corrupt officials.
Concerns raised over dam report
‘We are wondering which part of the [Nu River EIA] report constitutes a state secret,’ said Wang Yongchen of the Beijing-based Green Earth Volunteers. She said officials should explain why they refused to make public the project’s impacts.
Three hydroelectric power plants to be build in Vietnam’s Central Highlands
(March 23, 2002) Ten major domestic corporations to take part in new projects for the construction of three key hydroelectric power plants in Vietnam’s Central Highlands.
Mekong River development may trigger conflict
(March 22, 2002) The six Southeast Asian countries that share the waters of the Mekong River risk being swept into a regional conflict if their governments ignore the flash points that have surfaced and do not coordinate actions that affect the river, experts say.
Field investigations of the Belize Scarlet Macaw (ara macao cyanoptera)
(March 25, 2002) The purpose of this two week field investigation was primarily aimed at re-documenting the speculated local commuting route of the Belize Scarlet Macaw.
Green energy begins to make sense
(March 21, 2002) ‘While going green has consensus with the Chinese leadership, much depends on government will if renewable energy such as solar, wind and geothermal are to emerge as significant sources in China’s overall energy mix.’
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