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RWESA - Rivers Watch East and Southeast Asia
Call to all agencies involved in dam-building in East and Southeast Asia
upon the release of the World Commission on Dams final report
On July 1, 2000, Rivers Watch East and SE Asia (RWESA) was formed, a
network of peoples organizations and NGOs working to stop the funding of
dam projects in East and SE Asia and to restore rivers to the communities
who depend on them. Dams have brought about the destruction of rivers and
the lives and livelihoods of villagers in our region. Dams undermine the
rights of people, their community and culture as well as destroying the
environment, all of which are basic needs for their survival.
At the time of our formation, we released the Pak Mun Declaration,
demanding a moratorium on dam construction, decommissioning of existing
dams and reparations for dam-affected peoples.
We welcome the final report of the World Commission on Dams. The report
shows the devastating impacts of dam projects on communities and the
environment, and also shows how dams have failed to deliver their projected
benefits. However, the report does not go far enough in its recommendations.
In the light of the report and recommendations of the World Commission on
Dams, and drawing on the Pak Mun Declaration, our demands are as follows:
1. All agencies involved in dam-building in East and SE Asia, including
governments, the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Japan Bank for
International Cooperation, China Development Bank, bilateral aid agencies
and companies should immediately and comprehensively adopt the
recommendations of the World Commission on Dams, and should integrate them
into their relevant policies. In particular, as recommended by the WCD, no
project should proceed without the free, prior and informed consent of
indigenous peoples, and without the demonstrable public acceptance of all
those who would be affected by the project.
2. Independent, transparent and participatory reviews of all planned and
ongoing dam projects should be undertaken, in accordance with the WCD's
recommendations. While such reviews are taking place, project preparation
and construction should be halted. Such reviews should establish whether
the respective dams comply, as a minimum, with the recommendations of the
WCD. If they do not, projects should be modified accordingly or stopped
altogether. This is especially important for existing projects in East and
SE Asia that are already wreaking havoc upon the lives of millions of
people, such as Bakun and Selangor Dams in Malaysia, Three Gorges Dam in
China, and San Roque Dam in the Philippines.
3. Governments, dam-building companies, dam industry consultants, the World
Bank, private banks and the Asian Development Bank, who are all responsible
for the havoc wreaked upon our communities by large dams, must make proper
reparations to dam-affected communities. The restoration of livelihood and
land compensation for relocated communities must be at the core of any
reparation plans.
4. We demand a moratorium on large dam construction in East and SE Asia
until the recommendations of the WCD have been implemented by all
dam-building agencies, and until reparations to dam-affected communities
are being undertaken.
Bangkok, November 24, 2000
Endorsed by:
Australia
James Arvanitakis
AID/WATCH
Cambodia
Herman Brouwer
Church World Service Cambodia
Kong Socheat
Church World Service - Kompong Thom Province
Vann Piseth
Culture and Environment Preservation Association
Chhith Sam Ath
NGO Forum on Cambodia
Jack Hurd
WWF Conservation Program in Cambodia
Hong Kong
Kata Lee
Asian Center for the Progress of Peoples
Gerard Greenfield
Globalization Monitor
Sophia Woodman
Human Rights in China
Kevin Li
IRN/Greenpeace China
India
The Centre for Organisation Research & Education (CORE), Manipur
Citizens Concern for Dams and Development (CCDD), Manipur
Indonesia
Anung Karyadi
WALHI Friends of the Earth, Indonesia
Arianto Sangaji
Yayasan Tanah Merdeka
Japan
FUJISAWA, Yukiko
Africa Japan Forum
APEC Monitor NGO Network
A SEED JAPAN
MATSUZAKI, Yuriko and OOMAE, Yuiko
Asian Womens Center
FUJIWARA, Toshihide
Campaign for Future of Filipino Children (CFFC)
Ikuko Matsumoto
Friends of the Earth-Japan
Doi Toshiyuki
Fukuoka NGO Forum on the Asian Development Bank (FNA)
IIDA, Tetsunari
Green Energy Law Network
MIYAZAKI, Naoko
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
OHBAYASHI, Mika
Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies
ISHIDA, Kyoko
Japan Center for a Sustainable Environment and Society (JACSES)
KAWAKAMI, Sonoko
Japan NGO Network on Indonesia
ASANO, Yuko
Jubilee Kansai Network
Jubilee2000 Fukuoka
Satoru Matsumoto
Mekong Watch-Japan
Masahito Ujiie
National Dam Opposition Network Japan and
Sagami River Camp-in-Symposium
ODA Reform Network
Toshiko Niikura
Rivers!Japan
Sarawak Campaign Commitee
TERAO, Terumi
Ex-professor at Nagoya Institute of Technology
ASAMI, Yasuhito
Associate Professor
Hitotsubashi University
KUSAGO, Takayoshi
Associate Professor
Hokkaido University
TODA, Kiyoshi
Associate Professor
Faculty of Environmental Studies
Nagasaki University
Malaysia
Jessica Binwani
Consumers Association of Penang and
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (Friends of the Earth Malaysia)
Sam Hui
SOS Selangor (Save Our Sungai Selangor)
Dr Kua Kia Soong
SUARAM (Suara Rakyat Malaysia)
Third World Network, Malaysia
Nepal
Sarba Raj Khadka
Rural Reconstruction Nepal
Norway
Elisabeth F. Olsen
FIVAS
Philippines
Joan Carling
Cordillera Peoples' Alliance, Philippines
Sri Lanka
Hemantha Withanage
Environment Foundation Ltd.
Taiwan
Sam Hsu
Radiation Safety and Protection Association and Taiwan Watch Institute
Lily Hsueh
Taiwan Environmental Action Network (TEAN)
Thailand
Patrick Pierce
Earth Rights International
Asst. Professor Dr Kasian Tejapira
Faculty of Political Science, Thammasat University
Prasittiporn Karn-Onsri
Friends of the People
Sugin Katasila
Group of Villagers Affected by Hua Na Dam, Thailand
Group of Villagers to Protect the Yom River (Kaeng Sua Ten), Thailand
Chainarong Sretthachau
SEARIN, Thailand
Pranee Nonchan
Villager Committee to Restore the Mun River, Thailand
Supoj Yaowalee
Villager Committee to Protect the Rub Ror River Basin, Thailand
Hannarong Yaowalers
Wildlife Fund Thailand
United States of America
Leslie Sewell
Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)
Aviva Imhof
International Rivers Network
Vietnam
Tuong Vi Pham
Center for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (CRES)
Elizabeth Toder
PACT Viet Nam
Eric Coull
World Wide Fund for Nature
Hoang Phuong Thao
WWF Indochina Programme
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