Myanmar: Hydropower and the Worsening Water Crisis for Myanmar and Asia

Feb 8, 2020 | Andrew Landon, Mizzima
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Myanmar is caught between a rock and a hard place. As the government seeks to pick up the pace of development, electrical power is needed and hydropower is touted as an “environmentally-friendly” solution in order to switch on the lights. But there are a number of problems with how this process is being handled and the negative effects that big dams typically could have on the country’s rivers and water supply.