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World Bank Increases Support For Trans-Boundary Management Of The Mekong
April 7th, 2012
Via Xinhua.net, a report that the World Bank is augmenting its support of the trans-boundary management initiatives for the Mekong. As the article notes: The World Bank has committed more than 63.7 billion kip (about 8 million U.S. dollars) to the Mekong River Commission (MRC) to promote trans-boundary management of regional river resources. While there […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: The Dams of Chongqing
April 3rd, 2012
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, a look at China’s plans to build more dams along the Yangtze: Mapmakers and geologists divide the Yangtze River, the third largest in the world, into three sections: China’s mighty “Mother River” begins in the Tibetan plateau, slowly gathering strength as it meanders through a relatively barren expanse of rock and […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Behind Myanmar’s Suspended Dam (3)
March 29th, 2012
Courtesy of China Dialogue, part three of the series on the Myitsone dam: Members of the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) and many other Kachins – including former communists – are confused or angry about China’s role in the region’s history. The Myitsone dam is just a flashpoint for those feelings. The sentiment I heard repeatedly […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Behind Myanmar’s Suspended Dam (2)
March 29th, 2012
Courtesy of China Dialogue, further reporting on the background to Myanmar’s recent decision to shelve a China-funded hydropower plant on the Irrawaddy River. As the article notes: Everything I heard in Myanmar pointed to a failure to consult as the key issue in the furore surrounding the Myitsone dam. As Brother Kunsang of the Kachin […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Behind Myanmar’s Suspended Dam (1)
March 27th, 2012
Via China Dialogue, the first installment of a report on the background to Myanmar’s recent decision to shelve a China-funded hydropower plant on the Irrawaddy River. As the article notes: On a recent trip to Myanmar – also known as Burma – my eyes were opened to the strength of opposition to the Myitsone dam, […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: Chinese Dam Building Tests Southeast Asian Resilience
March 21st, 2012
Courtesy of HydroLogic, a look at how China’s hydropower development activities on the Mekong and Salween Rivers are a clear illustration of the country’s potentially destabilizing strategy, with both diplomatic and environmental impacts, in Southeast Asia. As the article notes: “…These waterways, along with the Yangtze River (one of China’s domestic targets for intensive development), […]
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