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Addressing the Global Power Outage
Originally published in The Moscow Times on December 15, 2013 As you read this, a power outage is affecting much...
Can Lake Turkana Be Saved?
Lake Turkana Sean Avery is a man on a mission. The Kenya-based hydrologist and civil engineer is the leading authority...
The Tonga, the Kariba Dam, and the Angry God (Video)
International Rivers’ Africa Program Director Rudo Sanyanga tells a powerful story about the Tonga people of the Zambezi River. Learn...
Aid Dollars Should Fund Renewables, Not Dams
As you read this, a power outage is affecting much of Africa and South Asia. After hundreds of billions of...
Tell Governments to Support Renewable Energy, Not Dams!
On December 16 and 17, World Bank member governments will meet in Moscow. They need to decide whether to fund...
Memories of Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela, freedom fighter Nelson Mandela, who passed away today, was one of my very few personal heroes. Through the...
The Art of Change
From December 2013 World Rivers Review Singing for The Nile Project. Photo: Matjaz Kacicnik At International Rivers, much of our...
Uganda Dam Could Drown Local Jobs, Adventure Tourism
A guest blog by Save Adventure Tourism in Uganda Team The Ugandan Ministry of Energy is planning to construct a large...
Let All Rivers Run to the Sea
As seen from space, Ghana’s Volta Dam reservoir is the largest on Earth at 8,482 sq km, or ten times...
Why the World Bank Continues to Fund Environmental Destruction
The World Bank’s Chad-Cameroon pipeline under construction. hydrocarbons-technology.com With 1800 ongoing projects and more than $30 billion in annual disbursements,...