New Report: Resisting the Flood

[Burma Action Committee]

The Kachin Development Networking Group has recently released a new
report, "Resisting the flood: Communities taking a stand against the
imminent construction of Irrawaddy dams", detailing the latest
developments at two dam sites in Kachin State and community opposition
to the construction.

China Power Investment is planning a series of seven dams on the
Irrawaddy and its two main tributaries. Construction of the 2,000-
megawatt Chibwe dam on N'mai River has already begun. The majority of
the electricity from all the dams will be transmitted to China.

The report can be downloaded in PDF at http://www.burmariversnetwork.org/resources/publications.html
. Video footage is also available at http://www.burmariversnetwork.org/videos.html
.