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China's Global Dam Builder at a Crossroads

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2025

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Since the turn of the century, Sinohydro has become the world's dominant dam builder. The company is engaged in an ongoing dialogue with International Rivers, having prepared a strong environmental policy framework in 2011. Yet Sinohydro is now considering building a series of highly destructive dam projects. The world's biggest hydropower contractor is at a crossroads.

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