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Lao Officials To Inform Neighboring Countries About Dam Construction Schedule | Radio Free Asia

Site of Don Sahong Dam on the Lower Mekong, March 2014.
Friday, October 16, 2015
A delegation of Lao officials will visit two neighboring countries to inform them about the commencement of construction work on a controversial 260-megawatt hydropower dam on the Mekong River, a Lao official with knowledge of the issue said Wednesday.

Brazil Threatens to Withhold Licence for Belo Monte Dam Over Mitigation Worries | The Guardian

Indigenous Munduruku men survey the quarry site for the Belo Monte dam.
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Brazil’s controversial Belo Monte hydroelectric plant is facing another setback after the country’s environmental protection agency, Ibama, threatened to withhold an operating licence until the consortium which built the dam completes mitigation projects in the area to be affected.

Ibama Denies License to Operate Belo Monte Dam | Estadão Conteúdo

Belo Monte Dam in Pará.
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Yesterday, Brazil's environmental protection agency denied Norte Energia's request for a hydroelectric operating license for Belo Monte Dam in Pará. Please note: This article is in Portuguese.

NGOs, Cambodia Voice Alarm at Lao Decision to Proceed with Don Sahong Dam | Radio Free Asia

Site of Don Sahong Dam on Lower Mekong, March 2014.
Friday, September 11, 2015
Cambodian officials vowed on Friday to prevent neighbor Laos from going ahead with construction of the controversial Don Sahong dam without approval from fellow Mekong River basin countries that would be affected by the project.

Ethiopia's Power Dreams | BBC World Service

Three generations of women looking out over the Omo River.
Friday, September 11, 2015
A new massive dam starts power generation this month in Ethiopia, and another is scheduled to come online next year. But at what cost?

Activists Urge Government to Scrap Energy Plan | The Bangkok Post

Activists protest outside the Energy Ministry against a state power development plan which includes a proposal to build more coal-fired power plants. They have criticised the plan over a lack of public participation.
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Critics say the Thai government's 2015 Power Development Plan stands to affect people unfairly. A group of citizens demanded Monday that the government revoke it and start again.

Press Release | Further Deliberation and Study Still Needed on Don Sahong Dam

Rapids in Siphandone, close to the site of the Don Sahong Dam
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
International Rivers' Ame Trandem, Southeast Asia Program Director, responds to the news that the Lao National Assembly has approved the Concession Agreement for the Don Sahong Dam.

Indonesia Orders Flooding of Villages Behind New Dam | Bloomberg News

The Jatigede Dam in West Java
Monday, August 31, 2015
Ignoring painful lessons from the past, the Indonesian government orders the filling of a reservoir even though thousands of local people have not yet been resettled and compensated.

Vietnamese Plea to Thailand: Don't Divert the Mekong | The Nation

A woman and her boat on the Mekong.
Monday, August 17, 2015
People in Vietnam hope Thailand will reconsider its plan to divert water from the Mekong - because it would seriously affect their ability to produce food.

When Dams Come Down, Salmon and Sand Can Prosper | New York Times

The mouth of the Elwha River in Washington in March 2014 as the dam removal project sent sediment its way.
Monday, August 10, 2015
When people tear down dams, they know it'll help the fish. But a dam removal in Washington State is showing that something else benefits, too: the beach.

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