September 30, 2011 10:31 PM
Tag: Dams
2008 Sichuan earthquake Africa Africa investment biodiversity Burma dams resettlement earthquakes endangered species energy demand environmental activism environmental protection forced evictions hydroelectric power Hydropower hydropower projects jonathan watts Myanmar Nu River overseas investment protests relocation rivers south-to-north water diversion project Sudan Three Gorges Dam tiger leaping gorge water crisis water pollution Yangtze River Yunnan
Africa’s New Friend China Financing $9.3 Billion of Dams for Hydropower
A new report from International Rivers looks at Chinese financing of dams in Africa and its impact on rivers there and the people who live on them. From Bloomberg:When completed in 2013, Gibe III on Ethiopia’s Omo River will be Africa’s tallest dam, a $2.2 billion project that conservationists say will deprive birds and hippos of vital habitat. Some 600 miles (965 kilometers) to the north, Sudan isSeptember 11, 2011 3:48 PM
Myanmar to Stop Construction of Controversial Dam
A controversial dam project on the Irrawaddy River has been suspended by Myanmar’s government. The Burma Rivers Network
China Water Resettlement: 'Honest Folk Have Lost Out'
At the Guardian, Jonathan Watts visits families in Henan who have been forced from their homes by the South-North Water Diversion
September 9, 2011 3:34 PM
Water Is the New Weapon in Beijing’s Armoury
While China’s fondness for epic hydro-engineering projects has enormous repercussions within its own borders, the consequences
August 31, 2011 3:09 PM
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