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Three Gorges Dam: A Model of the Past
eSocialSciences; International Rivers Network IRN - 2012
The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River is the world’s largest and most controversial hydropower project. The 600 kilometer-long reservoir has displaced 1.3 million people and is wreaking havoc with the environment. The reservoir reached its final height in 2010, but many of its impacts...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133239
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Dams and Development
WCD, World Commission on Dams - eSocialSciences - 2006
The dams debate is simple because behind the array of facts and figures, of economic statistics and engineering … not only go a long way towards responding to the controversy surrounding dams, but would markedly improve decision …-making on water and energy resources, achieving better outcomes. In identifying these principles, the World Commission on Dams …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341849
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Why Big Dams are the Wrong Response to Climate Change
eSocialSciences; International Rivers Network IRN - 2011
International Rivers strongly supports policy measures that can promote a rapid expansion of renewable energy sources. But these measures need to be based on a holistic understanding of sustainability. Large hydropower projects are not a renewable source of energy, can produce significant...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319340
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Book Review: Tales of the Displaced in India’s North-East
Talukdar, Ratna Bharali - eSocialSciences - 2008
Review of: Internal Displacement in South Asia: The Relevance of the UN’s Guiding Principles Edited by Paula Banerjee, Sabyasachi Basu Ray Chaudhury, Samir Kumar Das, Sage Publicatons, New Delhi; November 2004; 364 pp; Rs 695 (hardback).
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009250426
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Thailand’s Commercial Banks’ Role in Financing Dams in Laos and the Case for Sustainable Banking
Middleton, Carl - eSocialSciences - 2010
This paper puts forward the case for Thailand’s commercial banks to move towards more sustainable banking practices that proactively contribute towards socially and environmentally sustainable and just societies. It argues that such reforms would also benefit the banks themselves by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008739764
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Performance and Development Effectiveness of the Sardar Sarovar Project
TISS, Tata Institue of Social Sciences - eSocialSciences - 2009
The study was undertaken with the objective to review and analyse the costs and benefits of the Sardar Sarovar Dam at this stage, when efforts are being made to complete the last leg of the dam, raising height from 121.92 m to 138.68 m (and 141.21 m when the water is overflowing).
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004991495
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WCD Thematic Review V.2:Contributing Paper: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for Large Dams -Thematic Review from the Point of View of Developing Countries
Verocai, Iara - eSocialSciences - 2009
It presents an overview of the theme based on the author’s experience on EIA in developing countries. In many of these countries, a holistic approach has been adopted to EIA requiring the consideration of both biophysical and socioeconomic impacts. This is expressed in regulations...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004967293
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The Great Carbon Offset Swindle: How Carbon Credits are Gutting the Kyoto Protocol and Why They Must Be Scrapped
McCully, Patrick - eSocialSciences - 2010
companies and the developers of destructive dams and fossil fuel projects. A rapidly growing industry of carbon brokers and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008505782
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New Financiers and the Environment: Ten Perspectives on How Financial Institutions can Protect the Enviornment
eSocialSciences; International Rivers Network IRN - 2009
This new report discusses the experience with environmental standards and how it can be useful for new financiers. It contains ten papers written by experts from civil society, financial institutions and academia. The authors present case studies of overseas projects funded by Chinese, Indian...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008543116
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Mountains of Concrete: Dam Building in the Himalayas
Dharmadhikary, Shripad - eSocialSciences - 2008
The report discusses for the first time the linkages between climate change and dam-building in the Himalayas, and comprehensively analyzes the impacts of the dam building spree on the region's people, ecosystems, and economy.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005487536