Tuesday, May 08, 2007

The Three Gorges dam in China poses very huge ecological problems

The undemocratic and dictatorial planning for dams in China has historically ensured that no anthropologists or sociologists are included in the planning team. In this case, the unstable geology of the region has great danger of causing dam induced earthquakes, something China has experienced regularly – in 1975, the Banqiao-Shimantan reservoir collapsed affecting close to 12 million before killing more than 200,000; China has recorded as many as 15 earthquakes caused by dams; in 1962, and witnessed one of the most powerful dam induced earthquakes.

The path of modern development should also look at the environmental sustainability. The Three Gorges dam will definitely support development, but its effect on China’s environment has not been properly analysed.

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2006

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