Jurnal Hubungan Internasional
ISSN 1411-9729
Vol. 6 / No. 2 / Published : 2013-07
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Original Article :
Konsekuensi pembangunan dam belo monte dan strategi perlawanan masyarakat brazil
Author :
- Annisa Sekaringrat*1
- Program Studi S1 Ilmu Hubungan Internasional
Abstract :
High economic development in Brazil increases high demand on electricity consumption. As reaction, Brazilian government builds hydroelectric dam called Belo Monte in Xingu River. The dam will finish in 2015, and it will becomes the third largest hydroelectric dam in the world. Belo Monte will produce 11,233 Mega-watt. In the meantime, there are protests from indigenous people and local NGOs. They argue that theconstruction damage the environment and give negative effects on society. Further, article describes what the dam’s implications are on the environment and on social wellbeing of indigenous people. It also explains NGOs strategy for rising the issue.
Keyword :
Belo Monte dam, environment and social consequences, indigenous people,
References :
Carvalho, Georgia O,(2006) Environmental Resistance and the Politics of Energy Development in the Brazilian Amazon - : -
Fearnside, Philip M,(2006) Dams in the Amazon: Belo Monte and Brazil’s Hydroelectric Development of the Xingu River Basin - : -
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