(October 5, 2001) Nam Theun 2 Project could face financial doubts.
12 killed by floodwater after dam collapses in heavy rains
(October 5, 2001) Heavy rains caused a dam to collapse in southwest China, unleashing waters from a reservoir that killed 12 people and left 13 missing, according to Xinhua News Agency.
Opposition MP Svend Robinson expresses concern over CIDA’s involvement with Fortis, Inc.
(October 4, 2001) CIDA must make public its assessment of the impact of the dam and should not allow the project to continue if it does not meet Canadian environmental standards.
Dam wall rises over Mekong neighbours’ objections
(October 3, 2001) As dams go, the one rising across the remote gorge in Yunnan province is not large. When it is finished in December, the 30-storey wall of concrete will hold a narrow, 88km-long reservoir that will take just five days to fill. But critics worry about the Dachaoshan dam’s location on the Mekong River, a source of food and livelihood for 60 million people downstream in Southeast Asia.
A river in Belize runs through Newfoundland: Challilo Part 3
(October 3, 2001) Listen: Radio program in real audio on internet Chalillo Part 3 Audio file Alder Institute Audio Archive
The 1970 Indonesian Debt Accord
(October 1, 2001) This paper describes the development of the 1970 Indonesian debt accord. Besides the description the text focuses not only on the economic variables but also considers the relevant political circumstances as well.
Eminent Chinese Hydrologist Dies at 90
(Fall/ Winter 2001) Huang Wanli was involved with many of the major water resources engineering projects in China during the last half of the twentieth century.
Yellow River water sources drying up
BILL C-31: AN ACT TO AMEND THE EXPORT DEVELOPMENT ACT AND TO MAKE CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS
(September 28, 2001) BILL C-31: AN ACT TO AMEND THE EXPORT DEVELOPMENT ACT AND TO MAKE CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS
A river in Belize runs through Newfoundland: Challilo Part 2
(Sember 26, 2001) Listen: Radio program in real audio on internet Chalillo Part 2 Audio file Alder Institute Audio Archive
Three Gorges reservoir to get billion-dollar cleanup
(September 25, 2001) An inside source reports the Chinese government is planning to channel a budget of US$2.5 billion to help treat water pollution in the Three Gorges reservoir over a 10-year period. Since the reservoir is expected to be filled by 2003, nearby work sites slated for flooding, such as factories, mines and hospitals – at risk from poisons kept on the premises – will be cleaned up first.
Senior official questions market demand for big dams
(September 25, 2001) Zheng Jianchao, a member of China’s Academy of Engineering and the director of a water conservancy and hydropower electricity academy for the Ministry of Water Resources, called for consideration of market demand for two proposed big dams upstream of the Three Gorges project, reports Sanxia gongcheng bao (Three Gorges Project Daily).
Xiaolangdi hydro customers in short supply
(September 25, 2001) Zhongguo shuili bao (China Water Resources News) published by the Ministry of Water Resources in Beijing, reports that the Xiaolangdi dam on the Yellow River has cut back power production to just five hours per day due to a lack of electricity demand in coal-rich Henan Province.
Electricity Generating signs Laos power jv agreement
(September 20, 2001) Electricity Generating Plc said it has signed a shareholder agreement for the establishment of Nam Theun 2 Power Co Ltd with Electricite de France subsidiary Electricite du Laos (EDL), EDF International (EDFI) and Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD).
PRESS RELEASE: Dam pristine river valley, says Canada’s foreign aid agency
(September 20, 2001) A new report from CIDA recommends that construction of the proposed Chalillo dam in Belize begin early next year, even though scientists warn against the scheme because of its devastating effects on Central American wildlife.
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