Three Gorges Dam

China’s new mega-dam project draws concerns

China recently announced the construction of a new mega-hydropower-dam that will be situated in Tibet. However, the construction of a dam of this scale has prompted concerns about its impact and potential fallout. Researchers Amit Ranjan and Genevieve Donnellon-May discuss and evaluate the geopolitical, economic and environmental implications of the new dam.

Amit Ranjan, Genevieve Donnellon-May

21 Jan 2025

Floods in China: Can the Three Gorges Dam weather 'once-in-a-century massive floods in the Yangtze River'?

Close to 20 million people across 26 provinces and cities in the areas spanning China's southwestern region to the midstream and downstream areas of the Yangtze River have been displaced due to severe flooding over the past few weeks. The Three Gorges Dam has long been held up as a bulwark against such massive floods in the area, but recent signs that it is literally buckling under the pressure cast doubts on its ability to be an effective flood control mechanism.

Yu Zeyuan

09 Jul 2020