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A river will run through it: project seeks to restore the Yongding River in Beijing

Brady Yauch
03/18/2010

Officials in Beijing have approved a plan to rebuild the once-flowing Yongding river in the southwest corner of the city. According to reports, officials have agreed to spend 17-billion RMB ($2.48-billion) to construct an ecosystem of interconnected creeks and lakes.  read more »

Blame on Chinese dams rise as Mekong River dries up

Marwaan Macan-Markar
03/17/2010

As the water level in the Mekong River dips to a record 50-year low, a familiar pattern of fault-finding has risen to the surface. China, the regional giant through which parts of South-east Asia’s largest waterway flows through, is again at the receiving end of verbal salvoes from its neighbours.  read more »


Foreign Aid

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Thanks but no thanks: Bangladesh says no to climate aid from the UK

03/16/2010

Bagladesh has refused a $94-million-dollar offer of climate aid from the British government, saying the money, which would have been channelled through the World Bank, comes attached with unfavourable “terms and conditions”.  read more »

Three Gorges Probe

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Opening the books: Chinese citizens calling for greater transparency

Brady Yauch
03/16/2010

Ren Xinghui’s recent decision to sue China's Ministry of Finance over the Three Gorges levy—added to electricity bills in the 1990s to help pay for the massive infrastructure project—has raised a number of eyebrows. But perhaps the most interesting aspect of Ren's campaign so far has been the lack of a response from government officials—marking what some commentators are calling a new move towards government transparency.  read more »


Odious Debts

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Ethiopia prepares case for megahydropower project funding

John Njiraini
02/05/2010

The Ethiopian government is preparing its case to attempt to convince the World Bank to fund a mega- hydropower project in the Horn of Africa country.  read more »

Mekong Utility Watch

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Blame on Chinese dams rise as Mekong River dries up

Marwaan Macan-Markar
03/17/2010

As the water level in the Mekong River dips to a record 50-year low, a familiar pattern of fault-finding has risen to the surface. China, the regional giant through which parts of South-east Asia’s largest waterway flows through, is again at the receiving end of verbal salvoes from its neighbours.  read more »