(February 18, 1997) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide Laos of US $90 million in each of the next three years, an ADB representative said in an interview in Vientiane last week. "We sent Mr. Rajendran and some other programmers to Laos to programme assistance for Laos for the next three years, and we can now say that we will grant about US $90 million to Laos each year for the years 1998, 1999 and 2000W said Mr.Rajat Nag, programme manager of the ADB’s Programmes Department.
On the nature of reservoir-induced seismicity
(1997) In most cases of reservoir-induced seismicity, seismicity follows the impoundment, large lake-level changes, or filling at a later time above the highest water level achieved until then. We classify this as initial seismicity. This ‘‘initial seismicity’’ is ascribable to the coupled poroelastic response of the reservoir to initial filling or water level changes.
CIDA responds to Probe’s 1996 Mekong campaign
(January 29, 1997) Letter of January 6, 1997 in reply to concerns about Canada’s involvement in the hydroelectric development projects in the Mekong River Basin.
The Political Ecology of Hydropower Development in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
(December 13, 1996) The Lao PDR government has pinned its national economic future on hydroelectricity export earnings and has joined with international consortia, made up of private companies and state-owned utilities, to develop large-scale hydropower projects along every major river in the country.
Three Gorges dam: investors still suspicious, controversy rages on
Despite China’s optimism in offering a $120 million bond issue for the Three Gorges Project this month, international investors are still hesitant to back the highly controversial dam.
The rise and fall of EGAT: From monopoly to marketplace?
(November 1, 1996) Mekong governments have pinned their national economic futures on multimillion dollar exports of hydroelectricity to serve Thailand’s surging demand for electricity.
It’s time for the World Bank to close its doors
(October 22, 1996) For more than a decade, citizens’ groups from around the world have been trying to stop the World Bank from wreaking environmental havoc, financial ruin, and social harm throughout the Third World.
It’s time for the World Bank to close its doors
(October 22, 1996) For more than decade, citizens’ groups around world have been trying stop World Bank from wreaking environmental havoc, financial ruin, social harm throughout Third World. Bank’s charismatic president, James Wolfensohn, has pledged change “culture” Bank increase “openness, partnership, accountability, effectiveness Bank.”
EGAT cancels plans to purchase power from controversial dam in Laos
(October 1, 1996) The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand has cancelled plans to purchase electricity from the Nam Theun 2 hydro dam, reports the Bangkok daily, The Nation. EGAT’s announcement may be the final blow for the dam’s developers, who have sunk US$30 million into the project so far but have failed to secure either World Bank or commercial financing.
Fall 1996 Campaign Letter
Canada’s engineering giants are vying to destroy Southeast Asia’s Mekong river, which 100 million people depend on for theri livelihoods. With Canadian aid, they may succeed.
Jewels of Chinese civilization to be destroyed by Three Gorges dam
In an extraordinary move, more than 50 prominent Chinese writers, academics and former government officials have written to the Chinese government warning that archeological sites and cultural relics "are about to be destroyed on a large scale" by the Three Gorges dam.
The World Bank’s procurement myth
To save the International Development Association, the World Bank launched a misleading public relations campaign.
Asian elephants and tigers threatened by dam
(August 27, 1996) The Nam Theun-Hinboun hydropower project in Laos will cut off the water supply of Asian elephants, tigers, and numerous other animal species and threaten a national biodiversity conservation area, according to a report by Norplan, a Norwegian engineering firm.
Hydro dam will destroy Laotian fishery but companies and aid agencies won’t be held responsible for damage, says report
(August 21, 1996) Hydro dam will destroy Laotian fishery but companies and aid agencies won’t be held responsible for damage, says report.
Hydro dam in Laos will fail as money-maker, says report
(August 8, 1996) Asian Development Bank’s analysis of project seriously flawed
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