Letter

A Critique of the World Bank Water Resources Sector Strategy John Briscoe Senior Water Advisor World Bank 1818 H St., NW Washington, DC 20433 Dear John, Please find below the Executive Summary of International Rivers’s critique of the 25 March draft of the Water Resources Sector Strategy. The Pump Up the Volume: Voices from Rivers for Life 3 will be mailed to you. The critique is endorsed by the groups listed below. Sincerely, Patrick McCully Executive Director International Rivers cc Mr Ian Johnson, Vice–President, ESSD Mr James Adams, Vice–President, Operations Policy and Country Servi

President of the Republic of Guatemala Licenciado Oscar Berger Perdomo Casa Presidencial, 6 a. Avenida, 4–18 zona 1 Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala Fax: +502–221–4423 Your Excellency, We are very concerned about the unjustified detention of Don Carlos Chen Osorio, member of the Negotiation Comité of the Coordinating Committee of the Communities Affected by the Chixoy Dam (COCAICH), which occurred on January 20 of this year at the municipality of Salamá. We understand that the following members of the COCAICH: Antonio Vásquez Xitumul, Julio Santiago, Domingo Sic, Rafael Santiago Fern

Mr. Enrique V. Iglesias President, Inter–American Development Bank C.C. Members of Board of Executive Directors Washington, D.C. Dear Mr. Iglesias; We are farmers, artisanal gold miners, fisherfolk, and riverbank dwellers, expelled from our homes and work areas by the construction of the Cana Brava Hydroelectric dam, in Goiás state. We are carrying out a demonstration in protest at the Brazilian headquarters of the IDB. We want the Inter–American Development Bank to take concrete and immediate measures to resolve the serious problems affecting our families, as a result of the cons

On September 27, 2004, the community resettled for the proposed Bujagali Dam submitted the following letter of grievance, signed by thirty–three members of the community. To The Minister of State For LandsHon. Baguma JsokeKampala, UGANDARE: BUJAGALI DAM AFFECTED PEOPLE – UNFULFILLED PROMISES We, whose signatures and fingerprints are attached herewith, are some of the people who were displaced by the proposed Bujagali dam Project and resettled at Namilyango village, in Naminya Parish, in Wakisi sub county in the year 2001. The following promises which remained unfulfilled were made to us: 1

A broad coalition of Chinese groups wrote to the Chinese government in August 2005 urging public disclosure of the Environmental Impact Assessment for the Nu River Hydropower Development Plan. Endorsed by 459 individuals and 92 organizations, the letter was sent after Chinese groups learnt that the government is considering approving up to four dams on the pristine Nu River. The following is the English translation of the letter. Call for Public Disclosure of Nujiang Hydropower Development’s EIA Report in Accordance with the Law Since 2003, the plans for damming the Nujiang River have

A Feb. 2006 report by an independent hydrologist revealed that over-releases from two dams on the Nile in Uganda are a primary cause of the severe drops in Lake Victoria. In this letter, NGOs are asking the World Bank, which provided funding for of one of these dams, to address the issue and take responsibility for the dam’s flawed design. Mr. Gobind Nankani Vice President for Africa The World Bank 1818 H St., NW Washington, D.C. 20433 Re: Owen Falls dams and Lake Victoria Dear Mr. Nankani: Enclosed is a new report, written for International Rivers by an independent hydrolo

Mr. Kyosuke Shinozawa Governor Japan Bank for International Cooperation 4-1, Ohtemachi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8144 Japan Fax: +81-3-5218-3950 Dear Mr. Shinozawa, We, the undersigned 37 nongovernmental organizations from 14 countries, are actively monitoring the social and environmental impacts of export credit agency lending and are deeply concerned with JBIC's continued support of the San Roque Dam Project in the Philippines. As you know, impoundment of the reservoir began on August 8 despite violations of Philippine national law and outstanding issues regardin

Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Office of the Prime Minister Government House, Dusit Bangkok 10300 Thailand Dear Prime Minister Thaksin, We, the undersigned 26 organizations from 15 countries, are writing to urge you to restore the fisheries of the Mun River and people's livelihoods by opening the gates of the Pak Mun Dam year-round, following the recommendations of the government-sponsored study by Ubon Ratchathani University. There remains no doubt that the Pak Mun Dam has been a tragic mistake that has gravely affected the lives of more than 6,000 families near the