The government of Jammu and Kashmir has hired an international consultant to quantify the losses suffered by the Himalayan state due to the Indus Water Treaty between India and Pakistan Read more »
Pay us for our water, Kashmir tells New Delhi
Dam building spoils Bhutan’s green image (2)
Bhutan is repeating India’s mistakes by building large-scale destructive dams. The country needs to improve transparency and open up space for public debate. Read more »
Dam building spoils Bhutan’s green image (1)
Bhutan is pushing aside its happiness philosophy in a rush to exploit hydropower, with little regard for the environmental and social costs. Read more »
Cambodia proceeds with China-backed dam on Mekong tributary
Cambodia approves Lower Sesan 2 dam deemed most damaging to river ecosystems. Read more »
China gives green-light to new era of mega-dams
China will resurrect series of controversial hydropower dams in south-west China on rivers originating on the Tibetan Platea Read more »
A precarious future on the Mekong
With its members frustrated, environmental groups critical and more dams moving toward construction, what does the future look like for the Mekong River Commission? Read more »
“We made mistakes”: the lessons of US dam removals
Asian hydropower advocates point to dammed-to-the-hilt America as a reason to press ahead with controversial plans. But the US is still spending time and money undoing the damage of the past. Read more »