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Tag: Salween River

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Salween Peace Park, a desperate bid to counter mega-dams

by Alan Bonini January 20, 2019February 18, 2020

A large group of Karen citizens and activists held a special three-day event in Mutraw district in eastern Myanmar’s Kayin State last month to declare the “launch” of a Salween Peace Park. The event was organized by the local indigenous communities, with the Salween Peace Park Committee and the Karen Environmental and Social Action Network (KESAN). It […]

Busy morning on the Salween on Thailand-Myanmar border as women sell their products from riverbank gardens. Photo: International Rivers
Posted inAT Finance, China, Middle East, Myanmar, Thailand, World

Women must be central to decisions on hydropower in Myanmar

by Pianporn Deetes March 8, 2018
News that the Myanmar govt is set to build a series of gas power plants has pleased activists hoping to stop dams being built on the Salween river. Photo: Actions for Shan State Rivers
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China, Greater Bay Area, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Myanmar power plans could spare the Salween

by Jim Pollard February 11, 2018February 18, 2020
A handout picture taken on October 23, 2010 shows a part of the reservoir of the Nam Theun 2 hydropower station in the Lao central province of Khammouane.   Photo: AFP/Nam Theun Power Company
Posted inAT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, India, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Oceania, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

World Bank fallacy of kinder, gentler dams

by Tom Fawthrop November 4, 2017February 18, 2020

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