Forwarded to the Portal by: Himanshu Thakkar, SANDRP SANDRP invites all to the Launch of the Report on - "Mountains of Concrete: Dam Building in the Himalayas" that is being held on Monday, January 12, 2009 from 2.30 pm to 4 pm at the India International Centre (Annex), Conference Hall-3, 40 Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi 110003, India. Shripad Dharmadhikary of Manthan Adhyayan Kendra will present his study on dam building in the Himalayas: "Mountains of Concrete: Dam Building in the Himalayas". The report discusses the linkages between climate change and dam-building in the Himalayas, and comprehensively analyses the impacts of the dam building spree on the region's people, ecosystems, and economy. Ratan Bhandari from Water & Energy Users' Federation Nepal will present the impacts of the India-driven hydropower program in Nepal. Key Speakers: Shri Surya P Sethi (Principle Advisor (Energy), Planning Commission) and Shri Mahesh Rangrajan (Delhi University). "Mountains of Concrete" is published by International Rivers. Hard copies will be available at the launch.It can also be downloaded from: http://www.internationalrivers.org/node/3601. Please RSVP to Swarup Bhattacharyya swarup.bhattacharyya@gmail.com