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Tensions rise over Indian dam - 24 Sept 08

2008-10-31T09:30:06Z

Pakistani villagers say an Indian dam on the river Chenab is cutting their water supply by 40 per cent, badly affecting agriculture and the economy.

Al Jazeera's Imran Khan reports from Pakistan's Punjab province on the dispute.

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Silverton Dam Awareness

2008-11-19T02:22:43Z

Silverton, Oregon resident Steve Payton addresses the Silverton City Council with his concerns about the Silverton Dam

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Silverton Dam Awareness

2008-11-19T02:22:42Z

Silverton, Oregon Mayor Ken Hector reponds to Steve Payton's concerns about the dam at the regular April meeting of the Silverton City Council.

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Silverton Dam Awareness

2008-11-19T02:22:42Z

Silverton, Oregon resident and Dam Awareness Committee Chairman Gene Pfeifer addresses the Silverton City Council with his concerns about the Silverton Dam.

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Tensions run high at Amazon dam protest

2008-10-23T21:31:30Z

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Protesters say social and environmental costs of world's third largest proposed dam are unacceptable

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15,000 to be displaced by proposed Amazon dam

2008-10-19T21:30:55Z

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1000 Amazon Indians and environmental activists protest Brazil's Xingu River hydro-electric project

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Battling for water in the Amazon - 20 May 08

2008-10-25T21:30:23Z

It's been touted as the world's third largest hydro-electric dam, and it's already led to the resignation of the country's environment minister. Brazil's Bel Monte dam is at the centre of controversy. The country is divided over the building of such large projects, deep in the Amazon rainforest. Environmentalists say thousands will be left homeless. Al Jazeera's Gabriel Elizondo reports from Altamira.

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Palestinian Rap Group DAM

2008-10-19T21:30:08Z

Palestinian Rap Group DAM Use Hip-Hop to Convey the Frustrations, Hopes of a Dispossessed People

We turn now to three young Palestinians who use hip-hop to tell their story of the Nakba and what it means to be a Palestinian growing up inside Israel. DAM, or Da Arabian MCs, is the first group of Palestinian rappers and was formed in the late 1990s. All three members were born and grew up in the slums of Lod or Al-Lyd, a mixed town of Arabs and Jews twelve miles from Jerusalem. [includes rush transcript]

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Chinese three gorges dam project - 9 December 2007

2008-10-21T15:31:13Z

Four million Chinese people could loose their homes before the huge Three Gorges dam is completed.
Al Jazeera's Tony Cheng investiages the human cost of of the project in Yangtze town.

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Laos dam project raises concerns

2008-10-23T09:30:12Z

The construction of river dams will be high on the agenda at a World Bank meeting this weekend. Funding of past projects has caused massive environmental and financial controversy, and the latest one in Laos is no different. Hannah Belcher travelled to the remote Nakai Plateau in Southern Laos, to see the latest World Bank dam project attracting concern.

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Headzup: Bush Balks At Infrastructure

2008-10-25T15:31:48Z

President Bush describes his vision of America's crumbling infrastructure.

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Turkey dam to sink historic site - 05-August-2007

2008-10-26T03:30:39Z

Turkey's second largest dam construction has began on the Tigris river.

John Cookson, an Al Jazeera correspondent, reports from Hasankeyf, an ancient and historic town likely to disappear under the water.

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Walking on Water - An Excellent Development FIlm

2008-10-15T15:30:23Z

In the first of a series of mini-films, Excellent Development explains how its approach to creating development through conservation is benefiting communities in Kenya.

In addition to exploring each individual element of the charities holistic approach to soil and water conservation, these films also offer a valuable insight into how Sand Dams, a key element of Excellent Development's approach, represent an effective and necessary small-scale approach to strengthening communities' long-term sustainability.

Whilst being critical to improving water supplies, food production, health and incomes for communities in semi-arid Kenya, sand dams are also a grassroots answer to fighting climate change, a benefit recently reinforced by the release of the government commissioned Stern Report.

The Stern Report has renewed attention on the impacts of climate change in Africa highlighting their uneven distribution, with the poorest countries being most affected.

Simon Maddrell, Excellent Development co-founder comments, "The development challenges in semi-arid Africa are completely different to the industrial nations. In semi-arid Africa it is conservation that can actually create sustainable development. Water and soil conservation provides farmers with the environment to create livelihoods by creating oases in semi-arid lands that can support water and food security. Arguably, the communities we are working with are doing far more to reverse the impacts of climate change than any of us in the West. They deserve our support, not just because they struggle to sustain their lives, but as global citizens concerned with the future of our planet."

To see more, please go to tv.oneworld.net

These films were produced by Globell Media -- www.globellmedia.com

A DVD of these films, along with the full length feature documentary is available from

http://www.excellentdevelopment.com

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