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Omo River, Lake Turkana at Risk from Dams and Plantations
Dams and irrigated plantations being built in Ethiopia will bring major changes to the flow of the Lower Omo River,...
Twelve Dams That Changed the World
The iconic Hoover Dam. Wikimedia commons Dams illustrate the brilliance and arrogance of human ingenuity. They generate one sixth of...
PR – Turkana’s “Forgotten People” Call for Halt to Ethiopia’s Imminent Water Grabs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Berkeley, US: International Rivers is today publishing a report and video with voices from Lake Turkana, which...
Community Voices from Lake Turkana
“We don’t accept this. We disagree with whoever is planning this. We will never agree to it. Once the dam is...
A Month in the Cradle of Humanity
Narissa Allibhai. Sustainable development researcher This is a guest blog by Narissa Allibhai, an African sustainable development researcher who undertook...
The Hidden Hand Behind "Natural" Disasters
Floods and droughts in many parts of the world are getting ever more frequent and intense. Scientists have long warned...
Take Action for Illegally Detained Dam Fighter in Sudan
Kober prison (Radio Dabanga) On September 23, 2014, Sudanese security forces detained Mr. Rashid Sheikh Eldin Abash, a peaceful Nubian...
A Changing Omo River Valley
“People of our village and other villages, we don’t want to lose this river, to lose our land, our forests....
Community Petition from the DRC Delivered to the World Bank
Mr. Jean-Marie Muanda of the DRC delivering a petition to World Bank manager Ms. Mieke van Ginneken I recently had...
The Nile Project Uses Music to Transcend Borders
The Nile Project Musicians in Cairo. Photo: Matjaz Kacicnik The Nile Project is an educational and arts initiative started in...