(May 17, 2002) The geological mapping done by AMEC and presented by BEL and Fortis for the Chalillo dam site is so faulty that the Geology and Petroleum Departments in Belmopan, Belize, have demanded that new mapping be done.
Protesters greet shareholders of company building Belize dam
(May 16, 2002) A small group of protesters stood in the rain outside a hotel in St. John’s Wednesday morning, speaking out against the Chalillo hydro dam project in Central America.
Three killed in dam-site accident
Three men died yesterday morning and four others are fighting for their lives after scaffolding at the Three Gorges dam construction site collapsed, sending workers plunging to the ground.
Thailand can do without shady power plant deals
(May 15, 2002) Backroom deals between Egat and private investors should be replaced with rules for competition and public accountability in the power business if the Thai public are to reap any benefit at all, writes Probe International’s Policy Director.
Fortis faces lawsuit over Belize dam
BACONGO’s case will be heard by Belize’s Supreme Court this summer. Whatever its outcome, the lawsuit sends an unmistakable message to Fortis, writes NRDC’s Robert Kennedy Jr. and Probe International’s Gr inne Ryder in a letter to Telegram editor.
Chalillo dam threatens unique environment
(May 15, 2002) Sharon Matola, the director of the Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center, asks Fortis and Fortis shareholders, Why do this to Belize?
World Bank management manipulated data on Uganda dam
(May 14, 2002) Report shows Executive Board approved project on basis of distorted economic analysis
Swimming against the current?
(May 14, 2002) The findings of the first study into World Bank-financed Pak Moon Dam which directly involved local people are soon to be released. Is it, like previous reports critical of the project, doomed to fall on deaf ears?
A day to commemorate the “Los Encuentros” massacre in Guatemala
(May 14, 2002) Twenty years ago, May 14, 79 villagers were murdered when soldiers entered the Maya village of the Rio Negro community in Guatemala. This massacre was the 3rd of four "Rio Negro/Chixoy dam massacres", in which over 440 people were murdered.
Vice-minister says 73 small dams a year have collapsed in China
An average of 73 small dams a year have collapsed in China in the past five decades, Zhang Jiyao, the vice-minister of water resources, told a recent national conference on dam safety. Between 1954 and last year, 3,459 dams had collapsed, 3,434 of which were considered small-scale, he said, but gave no indication of fatalities.
Landslides put lives at risk in Three Gorges area
(May 14, 2002) Heavy rain in the Three Gorges dam area this month has triggered half a dozen landslides that have put hundreds of lives at risk and heightened concern about the region’s geological instability.
Repairs begin on Gorges Dam cracks
(May 13, 2002) Engineers on the Three Gorges Dam are working to fix cracks which have appeared in some parts of the wall, the deputy chief of the project said.
Lender accused of breaking rules
(May 13, 2002) The ADB convened an inspection panel, and the bank was found to have violated guidelines for failing to gauge the social or environmental impact of at least five of its development projects including the Samut Prakarn waste water project.
Chino slammed over Samut Prakarn project
(May 12, 2002) The inspection of the Samut Prakarn Wastewater Management Project has sparked criticism of the Bank Management by the Board and led protesters to call for President Chino’s resignation.
ADB revamps project inspection Thai project offshoot
(May 12, 2002) The $750 million waste water management project in Samut Prakarn province in Bangkok has been dogged by allegations of corruption and violation of environmental laws since its launch in 1995.
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