(March 7, 2001) The Three Gorges Reservoir on the Yangtze River might be taken as an additional source for the mammoth South-North Water Diversion Project, due to a declining water reserve in the original one, according to some deputies attending the ongoing annual session of the Chinese legislature.
Workers’ deaths and landslide threat raise China dam fears
(March 7, 2001) The deaths of five construction workers due to an earth slide at the Three Gorges dam site, has triggered fears of geological disasters across the region.
Three Gorges Probe – South-North water diversion
(March 7, 2001) South-North water diversion should come from Three Gorges, CPPCC
Preparation work for Liuku dam resettlement makes orderly progress
Preparatory work related to the Liuku dam on the Nu River is proceeding, this media report indicates.
Indictment v. Acres International
(March 6, 2001) Court indictment and charges of of bribery against Canadian company, Acres International Limited, in the Lesotho Highlands Water Project.
Crown v. Lahmeyer International GmbH
(March 6, 2001) Court indictment and charges of 12 counts of bribery against German engineering company, Lahmeyer International GmbH, in the Lesotho Highlands Water Project.
Indictment – The Crown versus Jacobus Michiel Du Plooy
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NPC deputy calls for legislation to protect Yangtze River
‘Reckless development in some areas and lack of financial input … have resulted in water pollution, posing a serious threat to the ecosystem along the river,’ said NPC deputy Ding Haizhong.
Upbeat plan for a dam in Belize turns nasty
(March 2, 2001) When a Canadian power company proposed a dam along a branch of the nearby Macal River, officials here welcomed the investment. But the plan has unleashed a barrage of criticism from environmentalists, who are looking beyond Belize’s borders for support.
Progress of Three Gorges Probe
(March 2, 2001) China schedules progress of Three Gorges Project
To drop or not to drop?
(May 1, 2001) Tim Allen and Diana Weinhold explore the arguments of William Easterly, a leading economist at the World Bank, who investigated the claims and proposals of Jubilee 2000 and found them to be wanting.
Domestic crony capitalism and international fickle capital: is there a connection?
(March 1, 2001) The director of the Project on Corruption and Globalization at the Brookings Institute examines the connection between domestic crony capitalism and dependence on volatile international capital flows such as international bank loans.
Theun-Hinboun: An assessment of early project performance
(March 1, 2001) The 210 MW Theun-Hinboun hydropower project in the Lao PDR came online in 1998. It was built and is operated by a new entity named the Theun Hinboun Power Company. A loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) was the formative component of project finance. Its economic purpose is given as earning money for the Lao government, through export power sales to Thailand, to use in national development.
Laos: Cutting the trees to save the forest
(March 1, 2001) Nam Theun 2’s developers, Electricity Consortium (NTEC), say it depends on a World Bank US$100 million "partial risk guarantee" covering commercial loans to the project – without which commercial banks will not put money into the financially risky scheme.
PI letters to ADB-backed Theun Hinboun Power Company
(February 28, 2001) Letters of correspondence between Grainne Ryder, Probe International, and Theun Hinboun Power Company General Manager, Mr. Hourihan.
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