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To His Excellence Governor of the Province of Low-Congo Province RE: Our support and fears We, members of the Civil Society of Bas-Congo, urban office of Boma and Low-River, come respectfully before your Authority to speak through this letter for two reasons: - To give our support for the letter of complaint introduced into your office, to your Excellence by the communities affected by the Inga Dam in opposition to SNEL seeking the restoration of their be restored of their rights which have been neglected and alienated for too long. Our support continues until we pray you to you to see h

In April 2008, the CDM Executive Board responded to the South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People's letter regarding the Jorethang Loop hydropower project. The letter contends: "On behalf of the Chair of the Board, I inform you that the project obtained an Environment Impact Assessment clearance from the Government of India which addressed all stakeholder comments and it is the prerogative of the host country to decide whether a project contributes to sustainable development." Please click on the link for the .pdf below to read the letter.

Today, 51 citizens groups and individuals from the six Mekong countries sent a letter to Jeremy Bird, the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat, challenging him to solve the MRC's crisis of legitimacy and relevancy, recently exemplified by its failure to respond to civil society concerns over plans to dam the lower Mekong mainstream. View the letter, the accompanying press release, and the MRC's response. 27 March 2008 To Mr. Jeremy Bird,Chief Executive Officer of the Mekong River Commission Secretariat, Vientiane, Lao PDR We write th

Summary: A letter from international NGOs regarding JP Morgan Chase's proposed financing of Gigel Gibe III Dam in Ethiopia which demands: "Prior to the consideration of financing, JP Morgan Chase should ensure due diligence of project compliance with Ethiopia's national laws, international standards and its own policies as well as consider the integrity of this project in relation to Ethiopia's development needs." Amy Davidsen, Director, Office of Environmental Affairs JPMorganChase270 Park Avenue, 29th FloorNew York, New York 10017Re: Gilgel Gibe III Hydropower Dam, EthiopiaDear Ms. Davidsen

This letter on the 3000MW Dibang Hydropower Project in Arunachal Pradesh to the Prime Minister of India was written by the Indian NGO Kalpavriksh in January 2008. Subject: Laying the foundation stone of the 3000 MW Dibang Multipurpose project January 31, 2008 Dear Dr. Singh, This is with reference to an advertisement issued by the Ministry of Power in the Times of India dated January 31, 2008 indicating that you be will laying the foundation stone of the 110 MW Pare and 3000 MW Dibang Multipurpose project during your visit to Arunachal Pradesh today. We are surprised a

Proposed Executive Board review of Jorethang Loop CDM application needs to include appraisal, stakeholder consultation requirementsDear CDM Executive Board members,Jorethang Loop is a proposed 96 MW hydro project in Sikkim in India which the Executive Board will consider reviewing in its 37th meeting.It is our hope that the project review will not only assess the additionality claims, but also whether the developers met the basic appraisal and stakeholder consultation requirements, among others.We had filed comments during the validation period of this project, but the project proponents have

Tsien Loong WongGamuda Berhad55-61 Jalan SS22/23,Damansara Jaya,Petaling Jaya, Selangor,47400 Malaysia Niwat AdirekElectricity Generating Public Company Limited (EGCO)222 Moo 5, Vibhavadi Rangsit RoadTungsonghong, LaksiBangkok 10210 Thailand Dear Mr. Wong and Mr. Adirek, International Rivers is a non-governmental organization that works globally to protect rivers and rights and promote real solutions for meeting water, energy and flood management needs. We have been monitoring hydropower developments in Lao PDR for nearly a decade, and are writing to express concerns about Gamuda's and EGCO's

RE: A review of proposed CDM project—Jorethang Loop—should include whether it met the stakeholder consultation requirements Dear CDM Executive Board members, Jorethang Loop is a 96 MW hydro project in India which the Executive Board will consider reviewing in its 37th meeting. It is our hope that the project review will not only assess the additionality claims, but also whether the developers met the stakeholder consultation requirements. In September 2006, NESPON, an NGO in West Bengal in India, visited villages directly affected by the Jorethang Loop hydropower project. T

Comments about the proposed CDM credits for Tala Hydroelectric project in Bhutan and export of hydropower to India Based on reading of the PDD dated Dec 16, 2007 (as available on the UNFCCC website) for the above project and having monitored India’s power sector over the last few years we reach the conclusion that it will not be appropriate to accept the project for CDM credits. Some of the main reasons for this conclusion are listed below. 1. The project is clearly not additional: Project has been under implementation (in 1996) long before the UNFCCC CDM process started, with full fina

Official CDM project name is "Substitution of grid power generation through transmission of renewable electricity generated in a hydro power generating station" Submitted to DNV Wangchu River Robert Tyabji The non-additionality of this project should be obvious.The project started construction in October 1996 before the Kyoto Protocol was negotiated and before the Clean Development Mechanism even existed on paper. Therefore it is impossible that the CDM was considered in the decision to build the project.The PDD does not argue that the CDM was required to build the project.The PDD argues on