(November 23, 2000) Guangzhou Daily reports that 100 experts from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan attended a mid-October conference at the Three Gorges dam site to discuss dam-related technical issues, including whether the filling of the dam’s reservoir would trigger earthquakes. The experts agreed that the weight of the water in the 600-kilometre Three Gorges dam reservoir is likely to cause earthquakes, but their magnitude will not be very large, ranging from 4.0 to 5.5 on the Richter scale.
Three Gorges Probe – provinces forced to buy electricity
(November 22, 2000) Provinces forced to buy electricity from Three Gorges dam
Laos holds public hearing on controversial dam project
(November 22, 2000) A major obstacle to the proposed 1,069-megawatt, $1.2 billion, Nam Theun 2 dam is the World Bank’s hesitancy to underwrite the project, largely due to environmental concerns.
Canadian aid agency pays engineering firm to justify dam construction in Belize
(November 21, 2000) Hydro scheme threatens jaguar, Scarlet Macaw habitat.
Gangsters beat up protest villagers
(November 21, 2000) About 200 men yesterday staged a violent raid on a village founded by anti-dam protesters on the crest of the Pak Moon dam in Ubon Ratchathani’s Khong Chiam district.
PRESS RELEASE: Canadian aid agency pays engineering firm to justify dam construction in Belize
(November 21, 2000) Hydro scheme threatens jaguar, Scarlet Macaw habitat.
Viedekke heads consortium to build a major power plant in Uganda
(November 20, 2000) An agreement to build a power plant in Bujagali, Uganda is signed by a consortium, headed by Veidekke ASA. The consortium consists of ABB Distribusjon AS, Alstom Power Ltd. (Switzerland), GE Energy(Norway) AS and Skanska AB in addition to Veidekke.
Narmada Dams project
(November 20, 2000) A five-part television series on the controversial project. This five-part series on India’s controversial Narmada dam project airs from November 20-24, 2000, and focuses on …
Dam protesters attacked
(November 20, 2000) Villagers were injured when baton-wielding men forcibly evicted Pak Mool dam opponents from the dam site in Ubon Ratchathani and set fire to their makeshift wooden shelters, witnesses said.
Common cause: China’s state-society response to environmental crisis
(October 19, 2000) The Chinese government’s recognition of the need for public input in solving the environmental crisis may offer a test for greater public participation in other areas.
China braces defences against floods
(November 17, 2000) ‘The flood-control works in some areas are like old men suffering from the passing of years. We have taken actions to cure them, while we should not expect to make them healthy young men in one day," said a top Yangtze flood-control official.
China moves farmers as Tarim River waters dwindle
(November 16, 2000) By 2008, more than 6,000 households along the Tarim River in Xinjiang will have been resettled and cultivation forbidden on the banks of the depleted waterway.
Placing Blame For Genocide: Guatemalan massacre survivors seek damages from dam financiers
(November 16, 2000) The plight of Rio Negro survivors has been studied closely by the World Commission on Dams, an independent body sponsored by the World Bank to review the performance of large dams and make recommendations for future planning of such projects.
PRESS RELEASE: World Commission on Dams set to release final report tomorrow
(November 15, 2000) Dam Builders Fear Tougher Guidelines, Fewer Subsidies, an End to Large Dams.
November 2000 Campaign Letter, Part 2
A global list of dams that don’t work and can’t compete. The global demise of dams, part 2
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