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Presentation by
Peter Bosshard
International Rivers

Rivers for Life 3

Photo: David Haberlah
October 5, 2010
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Brazil (Itaipu), India

(Narmada), China (Three
Gorges): from importers to
global dam builders
Three Gorges Dam as turning
point
Photo: Steven Benson
Swiss dam builders have
gone out of business
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No support from traditional funders; China Exim Bank

filled the gap in 2003
Displacing >50,000 people from Nile Valley to desert,
no EIA
Completion in 2009, massive human rights violations
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At least 262 Chinese dams in 60 countries

Sinohydro: 50% of the global hydropower market?
China Exim Bank: the worldµs biggest dam financier
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India: projects e.g. in Nepal, Bhutan, Burma,

Indonesia, Ghana
Brazil: projects e.g. in Ecuador, Peru, Mozambique
Thailand: projects e.g. in Burma, Laos, Vietnam
Iran, Russia, Korea, Malaysia, Vietnam also building
overseas dams
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oreign assistance with ³no

strings attached´
unding of rogue projects in
Sudan (Merowe), Burma
(Hatgyi, Myitsone etc.),
Ethiopia (Gibe 3)
Undermining all existing
social and environmental
standards?
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China Exim Bank: NGO dialogue, environmental

policy, hands off Belinga Dam
Sinohydro: NGO dialogue on national and
international level, preparation of environmental
policy
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Research, analysis
Education, capacity building
Regional and global networks
Protests, public pressure, media work
Advocacy work, dialogue
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Learn more about Chinese,

Thai, Indian, Brazilian and
Western dam financiers
Share your experiences
Discuss research needs,
strategies, joint efforts
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