The 2nd International Meeting of Amur-Okhotsk Consortium was held on November 5 and 6, 2011, in Sapporo, Japan, as a program in Hokkaido University Sustainable Weeks 2011. The Consortium was formed as a result of very innovative Amur-Okhotsk Project that explored contribution of Amur River outflow to sustaining fisheries of the Sea of […]
Argun, Shilka and Amur river ecosystems- are all threatened by water infrastructure planned or already built by China. China still refuses to discuss with Russia agreement on environmental flow on Argun River, that may soften impacts of Hailaer-Dalai massive water diversion. State-owned Yangtze Power Co. together with En+Company propose to dam Shilka […]
After the 14 th North America-Mongolia Business Council Conference D.Ganbold, President of the Mongolian National Mining Association, discussed with journalists the Government of Mongolia have budget to compensate over 1000 mining exploration companies?Q: Your presentation at the North America-Mongolia Business Council conference was interesting and in the presentation, you made analysis on the amendments in […]
Good News!Thanks to restless efforts of Ganbold - RwB Coordinator in Mongolia, Rivers without Boundaries International Coalition became a registered NGO in Mongolia.
Such registration ( that would be almost impossible in China and painfully difficult in Russia) allows the Coalition greater flexibility and provides additional opportunities in advocacy and fund-raising. […]
Participants of Mongolian-Russain talks on transboundary waters held in Ulaan Baatar on October 27 were addressed by environmental NGO activists urging both countries to talk less and do more to stop destructive mining activities on transboundary rivers: Onon, Selenga, Uldz, etc.” Rivers in the sacred land of Chinggis Khaan should be clean!” read one of […]
An ethnic Mongolian herder has been killed in China in circumstances similar to an incident in May which led to protests in the region, reports say.A human rights group said the herder had been trying to protect grazing land from Chinese oil trucks in Inner Mongolia when he was knocked down.
Chinese authorities said he had […]
In October, 2010 the United Movement of Mongolian Rivers and Lakes sued the Government of Mongolia in the Mongolian Supreme Court for improper implementation of the 2009 Law on “Prohibiting mining operations at headwaters of rivers, protected zones of water reservoirs and forested areas” which publicly known as “the Law with long name”.
NGO […]
The Second Assessment provides a comprehensive overview of the status of transboundary waters in the European and some Asian parts of the UNECE region, covering more than 140 transboundary rivers, 25 transboundary lakes, about 200 transboundary groundwater aquifers and 25 Ramsar Sites or other wetlands of transboundary importance.
It has been carried out under […]
China has aroused international alarm by using its virtual monopoly of rare earths as a trade instrument and by stalling multilateral efforts to resolve disputes in the South China Sea. Among its neighbours, there is deep concern at the way it is seeking to make water a political weapon.
At the hub of Asia, […]
The South East Asia countries have got fully elaborated stages of development. In Deripaska’s opinion, Russia should enter this Asian world and integrate into it. The head of the Basic Element Company speaking at Baikal International Economic Forum (BIEF) has also mentioned that Asian countries and China primarily have got certain skewness and […]