Hurry up with the micro hydro

Although Pakistan has successfully been building micro hydro projects in the Hindu Kush Himalayas for 40 years, their full potential is yet to be realised

Ganga floods Uttarakhand as ministries bicker over dams

The Himalayan rivers that join to form the Ganga are in spate this monsoon, flash floods are being worsened by abandoned dams, but some ministries still want ...

Mekong basin stirs up region: Thai water diversion project could have mega risks

Thailand will divert four billion cubic meters from the Mekong

Community representatives in Myanmar submit 23,717 signatures opposing dams on the Salween River

Shan community representatives presented 23,717 signatures opposing the construction of plans to dams the Salween River to the Australian company doing the ...

World’s largest hydropower project planned for Tibetan Plateau

The cascade of dams planned for the Yarlung Tsangpo river and its tributaries – including one three times the size of the Three Gorges Dam – threatens an ...

Chinese rescue dam workers after Nepal quake

China uses helicopters to rescue around 280 of its construction workers stranded at a dam destroyed by Nepal’s devastating earthquake, prompting fresh doubts ...

Opening up data sharing in Asia’s Water Tower

Water is a major driver of conflict and uncertainly in Asia, where over 1.3 billion people rely on water from the major rivers which originate in the Hindu ...

A Four-Nation Corridor: Dawei's Special Economic Zone

An obscure fishing community longtime hidden from world view is now playing host to the single largest infrastructure project in Southeast Asia.