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09/02/2010 While some commentators say the Chinese government has improved its relocation techniques since the controversial methods employed during the construction of the Three Gorges project, recent reports suggest it’s the same old story. According to a report from Global Times, residents in Pingshan country in China’s Sichaun province say the compensation packages being offered by the government are far too low. read more » |
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09/02/2010 If an identical earthquake struck two different countries of the same economic standing, but of a different political makeup, would the results be the same? And if one country was founded on a democracy, while the other was led by an autocrat, who would be worse off? Two professors, writing in Foreign Affairs, provide a convincing argument that citizens living under a democratically-run government would be much better off than those living under the rule of an autocrat. read more » |
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09/01/2010 Water needs in the North have forced hundreds of thousands out of their homes as dams expand, but an innovative desalinization solution could spare them. read more » |
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09/01/2010 The flood control capacity of the Three Gorges Dam is substantially less than officially stated, analysts and former officials say. read more » |
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09/01/2010 This article was originally published by the New Century Weekly (Xinshiji zhoukan) on Aug 17, 2010. It has been translated by Probe International. On July 29, 2010 the Three Gorges Project Construction Committee (TGPCC)—acting under the State Council—hosted a conference to discuss when to fill Three Gorges’ reservoir this year. The preliminary plan, decided at the conference, is to begin filling the reservoir on September 10, which is earlier than last year. read more » |
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08/31/2010 Thirty-five years on from the horrific Banqiao Dam disaster, heavy flooding is causing some Chinese to wonder whether the new Three Gorges Dam is an engineering triumph or a tragedy waiting to happen. read more » |
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08/30/2010 Asian giant shares dam information as U.S. takes advantage of China's poor reputation in Southeast Asia. read more » |
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08/27/2010 After all the turbines in the Xiaowan hydropower station sputtered to life this week in China’s south-west Yunnan province, the Asian giant was able to lay claim to having the world’s largest hydropower capacity. read more » |
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08/26/2010 A new report claims residents displaced by China's massive South-North Water Diversion Project will be compensated at a higher rate than residents displaced by the Three Gorges dam. Part of the reason: private developers paying more to acquire land prompted project officials to raise compensation in order to avoid civil unrest, says Patricia Adams of Probe International. |
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08/26/2010 In the wake of the devastating floods in Pakistan, a number of environmentalists and other critics have blamed failed development policies for worsening the impact of floods. Shedding more light on this debate is Jeremy Hsu, from Livescience.com who, in a recent piece, looks at the “natural” disasters that have continually wreaked havoc on floodplain populations. read more » |
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