Damming the Irrawaddy

Published: 2007
Organization: Kachin Development Networking Group and Kachin Environmental Organization

The report outlines the potential impacts of the first dam on Burma’s Irrawaddy River, including the displacement of 10,000 people, livelihood destruction, and threats to the endangered Irrawaddy dolphin. A timeline and profiles of the companies involved in the project are included as well as a description of the six other dams planned for the N’Mai and Mali rivers.