By Struan Stevenson, MEP.

As we approach the home-straight of 2011, media attention surrounding the Rogun Dam in Tajikistan has begun to swell, primarily because the World-Bank is scheduled to publish their impact assessment on the safety of the dam in early 2012. This report will assess the economic, environmental and social aspects of the project and the findings could inflame underlying tensions in the region, particularly with Uzbekistan. The Uzbeks vehemently oppose the dam because they fear that it would be vulnerable to seismic activity and Uzbek President Islam Karimov has warned that the dam will further impact already scarce water supplies that farmers in his country rely on.

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