Rivers without Boundaries

New Regulation on Evaluation of River Hydropower Plans issued in China

NDRC Environmental Protection Department Developing and Reforming Energy [2011] No. 2242 Provisional Measures for the Evaluation of River Hydropower Plans (RHPs)[1] and Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) Chapter I: General Provisions 1) These measures are designed to regulate the evaluation of River Hydropower Plans (RHPs) and Environmental Impact Statements (EISs). Its …

New development plan for Erguna – green, low-carbon and multi-cultural

Occupying the right bank of transboundary Argun River, Erguna municipality (Inner Mongolia,China) has vast land area with a population of only 85,000. Livestock raising, dairy and dairy processing, tourism, forestry, coal and construction materials make up the economic backbone of the area. Cross-border trade with Russia through 2 river crossings …

Northern China’s largest body of freshwater is shrinking

Dalai Lake is shrinking. For years, the water level of northern China’s largest freshwater lake – lying on the Hulunbuir grasslands of Inner Mongolia, close to the borders with Mongolia and Russia – has been falling. Since 2009, the local government has been trying to halt the decline by siphoning …