Teaching the Bakun Dam
Selected teaching resources
Case Study of an
Environmental Controversy
The Bakun Dam in Malaysia


 Case Study of an Environmental Controversy
The Bakun Dam in Malaysia: Major participants in controversy

Views of Malaysian non-governmental organizations opposing the project:

"Full Details of Bakun hydro-electric project needed" September 22, 1993

"Is Bakun EIA review a foregone conclusion" March 1995

"Society: Make public EIA report on Bakun Dam"; "NGOs want Bakun EIA report revealed" June 2, 1995

"Public misled over Bakun" September 1995

"Memorandum by the 'Concerned NGOs on Bakun'" March 12, 1996

"Adhere to Court Order"; "Stop Work on the Bakun Dam"; "Stop Work at Dam Site Immediately" June 20, 1996

 Memo to Percy Barnevik, CEO, Asea Brown Boveri, September 30, 1996

"Transparency of Bakun HEP: A Quest for Public Accountability" undated

 Case Study of an Environmental Controversy
The Bakun Dam in Malaysia: Major participants in controversy

 Views of indigenous peoples affected by the project:

"View from Sarawak's longhouses" May 17, 1994

"Natives: 'We have been intimidated'" April 1995

"Residents go to court over Bakun EIA reports" June 7, 1995

 Case Study of an Environmental Controversy
The Bakun Dam in Malaysia: Major participants in controversy

Views of non-governmental organizations outside Malaysia opposing the project:

"Environmental Impact Assessment of Malaysian Dam Biased and Inadequate" July 5, 1995

"RE: NGO letter to ABB regarding Bakun" July 2, 1996

"Bakun: Dumping Outdated Technologies on Malaysia?" undated

 Case Study of an Environmental Controversy
The Bakun Dam in Malaysia: Major participants in controversy

 Views of the Malaysian government:

"Harnessing Bakun" May 17, 1994

"Lim takes SAM to task over Bakun dam project" February 20, 1995

"BBC born liars, says PM" May 27, 1995

"What the PM says " June 28, 1996

"West plotting against Bakun: Anwar" July 8, 1996

"Bakun: a matter for Malaysians" undated

 

 Case Study of an Environmental Controversy
The Bakun Dam in Malaysia: Major participants in controversy

Views of Ekran Berhard
(developer of the Bakun project):

Ekran Berhad, "Detailed environmental impact assessment for reservoir preparation" February 1995

"Ekran to build showcase village for dam resettlement" June 11, 1995

"Ekran shortlists 12 foreign consortia"; "Ting clears the air over ownership of Bakun dam" June 13, 1995

"Ting blasts NGOs for hypocrisy" June 8, 1996

 Case Study of an Environmental Controversy
The Bakun Dam in Malaysia: Major participants in controversy

Views of international corporations contributing
to the Bakun project

"Canadian team to meet S'wak officials on Bakun project" March 1, 1994

"Italian firm bids for cable works in Bakun project" May 27, 1995

"Ekran and German firm team up" June 13, 1995

"Ontario Hydro to open representative office in Kuching" January 21, 1996


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