Shilka

Amur, Angara, Baikal Lake, Shilka, Yenisey

RWB appeal to China Yangtze Power Co on Social and Environmental Impacts of of Sino-Russian Hydropower Development

March 14, 2013, 1:57 am July 23, 2022

????????????????:Trans-Sibirskaya?Nizhne-Angarskaya?????????????? ?????? To: Mr. Zhang Cheng, General Manager China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd. CC: Mr. Cao Guangjing, Chairman of the Board of Directors Subject: Controversial side-effects of Sino-Russian hydropower trade: Social and Environmental Impacts of Trans-Sibirskaya and Nizhne-Angarskaya Hydropower Projects Date: 14.03.2013 Dear Mr. Zhang, Rivers without Boundaries is …

Shilka

Acting Governor of Zabaikalsky Kray disapproves Hydropower Plant on Shilka River

March 13, 2013, 11:49 am June 4, 2014

As the International Day of Action for Rivers approaching in Russia we see unusually constructive cooperation of local communities, NGOs, provincial governments and agencies. Most amazing that high officials set the tone, although most of them are completely unaware of this environmental date. On March 12th, local media Bag …

Amur, Argun, Shilka, Torey Lakes

Discussion on water and climate adaptation in Geneva

March 4, 2013, 9:17 am July 23, 2022

The third meeting of the core group of pilot projects on adaptation to climate change in transboundary basins under the UNECE Water Convention and the first meeting of the global network of pilot projects took place on February, 20-21 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The Palais des …

Angara, Shilka

Vladimir Putin and Hydropower

April 11, 2012, 3:38 am August 3, 2017

What does hydropower mean for the Russian environment? Galina Angarova of Pacific Environment talks about a joint venture between a Russian and Chinese company to build new dams for hydropower, and what changes this may bring for indigenous people and forests.

Amur, Shilka

Energy of suspended hydropower project marketed to China

April 2, 2012, 4:46 pm August 3, 2017

At Boao Forum for Asia 2012 Annual Conference EN + CEO Artem Volynets reported: China and Russia could jointly develop hydropower to reduce dependence on coal. Artem Volynets said, China’s generation is 70% dependent on coal, so in the future foreseeable future, coal is still a very important source of …

Amur, Shilka

Hydro on Shilka suspended?

April 2, 2012, 4:42 pm August 3, 2017

After a week of public protests in the Amur River basin works on the Trans-Siberian hydro power plant are to be suspended in the nearest future, novostienergetiki.ru report with reference to the official statement of EN+ company and World Wide Fund for Nature. The Russian office of WWF managed to …