Salween River
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The Salween River (also spelled Salwin) rises in Tibet, after which it flows through Yunnan, where it is known as the Nujiang river (Template:Zh-cp), although either name can be used for the whole river. The river is long 2815 km. It then leaves China and meanders through Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand on its way to emptying in the Andaman Sea by Mawlamyine (Moulmien). For most of its route the river is of little commercial value, and it passes through deep gorges and is often called China's Grand Canyon. It is home to over 7,000 species of plants and 80 rare or endangered animals and fish. Unesco said this region "may be the most biologically diverse temperate ecosystem in the world" and designated it a World Heritage Site in 2003.
The Nu people (Chinese: 怒族; pinyin: nù zú), one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China, are named after this river.
On April 1, 2004, the Chinese premier halted the construction of 13 dams on the Salween in Yunnan.
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Geography
Watershed, Ecology
History
Sources
- Phoel, Cynthia M., "Bargaining Power", in Oxfam Exchange, Fall 2004.
- Phoel, Cynthia M., Defending Rivers and Earthrights in Burma on the site of Oxfam America
Issues
The most controversial issue is the building of a dam on this river. It is to be larger than the widely controversial Three Gorges Dam. On April 5th the Thai and Myanmar governments signed a 6 billion dollar agreement to build the dam (From ENN found via scruffydan.com)
- Salween River Watch NGO
- First Descent of the Nu River (Salween) Headwaters
- China Huadian Corp to lead Nu River (upper Salween) hydropower plan
- Epoch Times : Proposed Nu River Hydroelectric Dam Causes Controversy
- Epoch Times: China to Halt Nu River Project
- Damming the Angry River
- New York Times : Seeking a Public Voice on China's 'Angry River'
- Dam Building Threatens China's 'Grand Canyon'
- Dam Opposition Swells
- The Nu Guard: A Chinese environmental journalist takes on a torrent of ecological issues.
- (AP) Nujiang dam project tests environmental policy
- Dam Projects and Environmental Sustainability
- Thai groups battle new China dam
- Missing Voices on the Nu River Dam Project
- Vast dam proposal is a test for China
See also
- Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas
- Nature Conservancy: Gongshan Nature ReserveThe Nature Conservancy
- Rivers Watch East and Southeast Asia
- NuJiang River Project
- International Rivers Network
- Salween River - A Global 200 Ecoregion
- Hydrometeorological Approach to the Upper Salween River (USRB) - copyright by Christophe Lienert, Geographical Institute of the University of Berne and Kunming Institute of Botany
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