Myanmar: Green Extractivism: How Clean Energy Fuels Conflict in Myanmar’s Kachin State

May 14, 2025 | Antoinette de Crombrugghe
Weave News
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The water in Myanmar’s Kachin State tastes like battery acid. But speaking out about it could burn even worse, some locals say in a recent study, and you might not live to drink again. By the edge of an acidic pond, a man dressed in flip-flops and shorts lifts a murky bottle to his lips. “We drank contaminated water ... and when my friend reported it to the militia, they came. They beat him. Only after that did they buy drinking water for us.”