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10月2日2008年 苏丹政府已经关闭麦洛维大坝闸门，以驱逐在尼罗河谷成千上万迄今反对搬出自己村庄的人。受影响群众迫切需要我们的支持。参与该项目的中国、德国和法国公司的信誉备受瞩目。 在苏丹北部，规划发电能力为1250兆瓦的麦洛维大坝是非洲正在建设最大的水电站项目。大坝将增加苏丹发电一倍以上。它也将从肥沃的尼罗河流域迁移多达70000人到干旱沙漠地区。该项目正在由中国、德国和法国的公司兴建，并由中国进出口银行和阿拉�

F.C. Oweyegha–Afunaduula Save Bujagali Crusade/NAPE Kampala, Uganda. Pddmuk@swiftuganda, Bujagali@cyberworld.co.ug Paper originally prepared for submission at the International Day of Action Against Dams and for Rivers, Water and Life. Seminar held at the International Conference Centre, Kampala, Uganda 14 March 2000, and organised by Save Bujagali Crusade (SBC) in collaboration with the National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE) Citation: Oweyegha–Afunaduula, F.C. (2000). Can huge dams solve our economic problems?" Paper Presented at a seminar organised

Tages-Anzeiger, 16. Februar 2008 Peter Bosshard (*) Der chinesische Wirtschaftsboom sendet Schockwellen nicht nur durch die Weltwirtschaft, sondern auch die Őkosysteme des Planeten. Chinesische Firmen fördern Erdöl in Afrika und Zentralasien, bohren nach Gas in Burma, bauen Staudämme in der Mekong-Region, schlagen Holz in Indonesien und schürfen nach Erzen im Kongo. Dabei kümmern sie sich häufig nicht um internationale Umwelt- und Sozialstandards. Die Investitionen im Sudan illustrieren die sozialen, ökologischen und menschenrechtlichen Nebenwirkungen der chinesischen Expansio

Peter Bosshard, San Francisco Chronicle du 8 février 2008 Libre traduction de Jacques Cossart, Les Amis de La Terre, membre fondateur d’Attac-France La Chine est en train de rafler les ressources du monde. La nouvelle super puissance mondiale explore les champs pétroliers en Afrique et en Asie centrale, fore pour le gaz en Birmanie, construit des barrages hydroélectriques dans la vallée du Mékong, prospecte les ressources minières au Congo et abat les forêts en Indonésie. L’appétit chinois pour les matières premières pousse à la hausse le prix du pétrole et des autre

September 2008 World Rivers ReviewThe timeless rhythm of the Mekong’s seasonal cycles has nourished and inspired the peoples of the region for millennia. Many rural peoples’ lives and cultures are intimately tied to the river’s health. Even residents of the region’s bustling cities, whose lives appear more distanced from the river, are linked by the cultural richness it spawns. While China is midway through building a controversial dam cascade on the Upper Mekong, the river’s lower stretch – shared by Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam – has so far escaped hydropower developm

September 2008 World Rivers ReviewAcross Africa, millions of businesses and residential consumers have been hit by costly energy blackouts -an ongoing problem now exacerbated by a major energy shortage in South Africa. Poor planning, decades of under-investment, a slowness to adopt energy efficiency measures and renewable energy sources, and stalled large supply projects are all to blame. But because of the continent's huge "electricity divide" - only one in four is plugged into the grid - the electricity crisis affects just a sliver of all Africans. Away from the grid, lighting, cooking and

In recent drought years, California has considered building new, controversial water supply dams. Heather Cooley, a senior researcher with the Pacific Institute's Water and Sustainability Program, argues that dams should be our last resort, not first.

September 2008 World Rivers Review Hands Off Hasankeyf Credit: Doga Dernegi Activists from Turkey and Europe have waged an inspiring campaign to stop the Ilisu Dam, scoring major victories a few years ago. Yet the Turkish government continues to press on, and says construction will start in the next few months, with the help of European export credit agencies and companies. Despite the forward charge, Ilisu has been waylaid by conditions from lenders to try to address some of the worst impacts raised by NGOs. We caught up with Ercan Ayboga of the Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive for

September 2008 World Rivers Review The Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan Province in April caused untold grief to tens of thousands of families. It also provoked a wave of generosity towards these victims from all levels of Chinese society, a response that was facilitated in part by journalists' ability to candidly report on the disaster. As Chinese Sociologist Zheng Yefu reflected, "Besides enormous grief and sorrow, we saw something new from any past disasters in China...the general public was well-informed about it." Zipingpu Dam was badly damaged in the earthquake of