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. Analyzing Chinese dams in Laos provides insight into the ...

But starting in 2012, when the larger of China’s upper Mekong hydropower dams came online, the model and the river level readings started to diverge most years, coinciding with periods of the Chinese ...

Pakistan has long been concerned about dams on transboundary rivers in Afghanistan, but China’s involvement creates an opportunity for regional cooperation.

A big storm in southern China means a big release of water from the Chinese dams upstream—and, in turn, a good chance his village will be flooded. The Chinese government is supposed to warn ...

Chinese dams held back large amounts of water during droughts between 2019 and 2021 that saw Mekong water levels fall to record lows, exacerbating drought conditions, shows research by the Stimson ...

Recent studies call for a suspension and review of future projects. A UNESCO report has warned that Chinese dams built on the upper sections, known as Lancang, have caused a 70 per cent reduction ...

Argentina's government this week awarded a 4 billion dollars contract for the construction of two hydroelectric dams to a consortium led by China Gezhouba (Group) Co. and which includes Argentine ...

Its number of large dams is second to none. Xiangli Ding provides a historical understanding of China's ever-growing energy demands and how they have affected its rivers, wild species, and millions of ...

Mega-buildings and dams like China’s Three Gorges Dam are subtly shifting Earth’s rotation. With its 40 billion cubic meters of water, the dam affects our planet’s spin, adding 0.06 ...