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China dams

December 09, 2022
China’s Super Hydropower Dam and Fears of Sino-Indian Water Wars
By Genevieve Donnellon-May
The already-fraught relationship between China and India is becoming even more tense over Beijing’s plans to build a “super hydropower dam” in Tibet.

September 17, 2022
Are ‘Water Wars’ Coming to Asia?
By Genevieve Donnellon-May
Climate change-induced water loss in the Tibetan Plateau further challenges water security from Central to Southeast Asia.

February 19, 2022
The Chinese Threat to Lower Brahmaputra Riparians India and Bangladesh
By Jaideep Saikia
The plan to divert the waters of Brahmaputra would affect over 140 million people who are dependent on the river.

December 23, 2021
Chinese Hydropower Project in Argentina Is Stuck in Limbo
By Juan Manuel Harán
Suspended financing has put a joint project to build dams in Patagonia on hold. The two sides need to act quickly to resolve the issue.

December 03, 2021
What Chinese Dams in Laos Tell Us About the Belt and Road Initiative
By Phillip Guerreiro
Analyzing Chinese dams in Laos provides insight into the local origins and drivers of the BRI, particularly along China’s borderland regions.

July 01, 2021
Mekong River Commission Calls for Improved Hydropower Data Sharing
By Sebastian Strangio
The past two years have seen water levels on the lower Mekong rise and full unpredictably.

May 05, 2021
4 Dams on the Upper Mekong in Yunnan, China: 2011-2019
By Scott Ezell
Firsthand glimpses of how dam construction changed the river over the course of eight years.

March 26, 2021
China’s Dam Building Is a Security Risk for India’s Northeast
By Amitava Mukherjee
If a new hydropower project at the Brahmaputra’s Great Bend comes about, northeastern India will have to go to sleep with the possibility of breach of mammoth sized water reservoirs over its head at any time.

February 16, 2021
Mekong Takes on Bluish Tinge as Water Levels Again Fall
By Sebastian Strangio
The fall in water levels has again raised questions about the activities of Chinese dam engineers upstream.

January 08, 2021
China Belatedly Notifies Mekong Nations of River Disruption
By Sebastian Strangio
The notification came several days after locals in Thailand detected a one-meter drop in the river's level.

January 06, 2021
Mekong Levels Reportedly Plummet Due to Chinese Dam Activity
By Sebastian Strangio
The level of the river in northern Thailand reportedly dropped by more than a meter in 48 hours.

December 14, 2020
New Monitoring Platform to Scrutinize China’s Mekong Dams
By Sebastian Strangio
The launch comes amid rising controversy over the impact of Chinese dams on downstream nations.
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