The Diplomat8d
Sanakham Dam Sparks Fear and Anguish Along the Thai-Lao Border
The 684 MW Sanakham hydroelectric dam project across the Mekong River, close to the Thai-Lao border in Chiang Khan District, Loei Province, will cost an estimated $2.07 billion. The dam ...
The National Interest7d
Cascading Effects: Will China’s New Dam Create A Himalayan Rift?
Chinese hydroelectric power plans in Tibet threaten to destabilize the Himalayan region’s ecology and politics.
scmp.com26d
China tells India Yarlung Tsangpo mega dam in Tibet will not be at ‘expense of neighbours’
The project also risks escalating the competition ... 04:26 Chinese-built dams threaten health of Mekong River, where 1 in 5 fish species face extinction Chinese-built dams threaten health of ...
Las Vegas Sun8d
Trump's cuts to USAID threaten UNR’s global partnerships and research
UNR says it received an order to stop work on three projects meant for developing global partnerships and scientific research ...
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China's hydropower dam project on Brahmaputra River labeled "world's riskiest project" by experts, sparks row
Despite China's assurances regarding safety and ecological protection, the project has already generated ... lowering of water level on the Mekong River through dam operations and recalled the ...
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China's construction of dams sparks controversy as building river dams "results in irreversible modification of natural landscapes": Report
China recently announced plans to build the largest hydropower dam in the world, with a capacity to generate three times more energy than the Three Gorges Dam, the new dam will be located on the ...
‘We Are Seeing Complete Destruction’: The Damage Done by the U.S.A.I.D. Freeze
Testimonials from around the world show that Trump’s foreign aid funding freeze has been damaging and chaotic.
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Hydropower’s dark underbelly: unravelling the costs of transboundary hydropower
Although a promising green alternative to fossil fuels, hydropower can also come with geopolitical, environmental and social ...
Though China might aim to fill aid void left by USAID, its own challenges could limit it
An archived page of USAID's now-closed website shows that the agency lauded its "Countering Chinese Influence Fund" as one of ...
Science News25d
Like flyways for birds, we need to map swimways for fish
While dam construction has virtually stopped in the United States and most of Europe, it has surged in Southeast Asia, with hundreds built throughout the Mekong River system over the past two decades.