As the World Bank returns to the big dam business with the inauguration of Laos’ largest hydropower project, many are concerned that the Bank-financed dams “will serve as a template for a big dam culture led by private sector investors with little interest in the environmental and social impact of these projects.”
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LAOS: World Bank-backed dam powers ahead, despite social cost, by Marwaan Macan-Markar, Inter Press Service, December 7, 2010 (IPS website)Nam Theun 2 Dam inauguration hides project’s real costs, International Rivers, December 2010 (International Rivers website)