China's dam projects
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The South-North Water Transfer Project ( Chinese : 南水北调工程 ; pinyin : Nánshuǐ Běidiào Gōngchéng ) is a multi-decade infrastructure project of the People's Republic of China to better utilize water resources available to China. This is to be achieved through the South North Water Diversion Project (SNWD).
South–North Water Transfer Project - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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I found 2010 was a mixed year for reading about the history and politics of those parts of the world that most interest me, Southeast Asia and Europe, particularly France. Sixty-five years after the end of the Second World War, the publication of substantial reappraisals of familiar subjects and issues, and by familiar authors, continues unabated.
The Mekong: river under threat by Dr Milton Osborne - Lowy Institute for International Policy Publication
In this new Lowy Institute Paper, our Visiting Fellow, Dr Milton Osborne, evaluates the potentially huge social and environmental risks for the Mekong River and the millions who depend on it for their livelihood of planned dam projects in Laos and Cambodia. The mighty Mekong River is one of the key areas globally for the contest between economic development and social and environmental sustainability and for effective political cooperation between the states of mainland Southeast Asia themselves. In both cases the challenge is not being met.
Bangkok Post : A new geopolitics of mekong dams?
On April 19, the four country members of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) met to consult on Thai company Ch Karnchang's proposal to build a 1,260MW dam in Xayaburi province on the mainstream of the Mekong River in Laos. The dam would be financed by Thai banks and sell most of its power to consumers in Thailand. At the meeting, members of the MRC Joint Committee, made up of senior officials from Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, agreed to disagree and to elevate the decision to the Ministerial Council level.
IN YUNNAN in south-west China the biggest floods in a dozen years have ended a long, brutal drought. For months here in Xishuangbanna, a glassy Mekong had merely sauntered towards the border with Laos. River trade came to a halt as vessels ran aground.
Banyan: Dammed if they do | The Economist
BEIJING: China's dam-building spree in its far-west Xinjiang region has triggered concerns in the neighbouring Kazakhstan, where officials say two main rivers have begun to see water-levels recede at an alarming rate. Officials from the Central Asian nation are expected to raise the issue with Beijing early next year and press for more information on hydro-projects in Xinjiang, officials in the Kazakh government told The Hindu. The Irtysh and Ili rivers, crucial to Kazakhstan's water security, have their source in Xinjiang.
China's dams in Xinjiang region trigger concerns in Kazakhstan
The two companies, which generate around a fifth of China's electricity between them, were planning to spend 200 billion yuan (£20bn) on eight dams along the Jinsha, which turns into the Yangtze river as it flows into Sichuan. "The hydropower resources along the Jinsha River are already being over exploited, which will damage the ecological security in the region," said Ma Jun, director of the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs. He added that Jinsha has some of China's rarest fish species.
China halts £20bn dam project - Telegraph
Merowe Dam, Nile River, Republic of the Sudan : Image of the Day
The Merowe Dam is located near the 4th cataract of the Nile River, in the Nubian Desert of the Republic of the Sudan (also known as Sudan).
Merowe Dam, Sudan | International Rivers
The Merowe Dam in Northern Sudan is one of the world’s most destructive hydropower projects. Built on the Nile’s fourth cataract between 2003 and 2009, the dam created a reservoir with a length of 174 kilometers. With a capacity of 1,250 megawatts, the project doubled Sudan’s electricity generation.Merowe Dam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Merowe Dam , also known as Merowe High Dam , Merowe Multi-Purpose Hydro Project or Hamdab Dam , is a large dam near Merowe Town in northern Sudan , about 350 km (220 mi) north of the capital Khartoum .Hydroelectric power and water. Basic information about hydroelectricity, USGS Water Science for Schools.
Back to previous pageWorried that China might build a very big dam on the Brahmaputra River near its borders, India has recently approved two big dams of their own , "in principle", on the same river downstream in its state of Arunachal Pradesh.
India and China starts a Dams Race on the Brahmaputra River
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