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A Tale of Two Dams: Comparing Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance to Hoover
Hoover Dam’s low water exposes a “bathtub ring” Once upon a time, massive dams were built on the US West’s...
Nelson Mandela's Speech at the Publication of the WCD Report
Nelson Mandela honored the World Commission on Dams with a speech at the launch of the WCD’s final report in...
Will Congo’s Poor Benefit from World’s Largest Dam Project?
Africa’s poorest nation, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), plans to build the world’s largest – and most expensive –...
Zambezi Basin Dam Boom Threatens Delta
Batoka Gorge would be flooded if the proposed dam goes ahead. Photo by Tony Wasserman From World Rivers Review June...
Congo’s Energy Divide Factsheet
HYDROPOWER FOR MINES AND EXPORT, NOT THE POOR The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been ‘rebuilding’ its power grid...
Why has the Nile River Become a Battleground?
The Nile in Egypt: Lifeline in a desert. (NASA) This week, Ethiopia announced it was diverting the flow of the...
Egypt Demands Ethiopia Halt Nile Dam, Upping Stakes
Egypt will demand Ethiopia stop building a dam on one of the main tributaries of the Nile, a senior government...
Canadian Dam Builder Rocked by Corruption
SNC-Lavalin, Inc. staff laundered money from the Matala Dam in Angola. The company has been engaged in corrupt contracts across...
DR Congo Waits on Funding for World's Largest Hydropower Project
This article originally appeared in The Guardian The dream of harnessing the mighty Congo with the world’s largest set of...
World Bank Response to NGO Letter on Mega-Dams for Africa
Response by the World Bank to the NGO letter of May 15, 2013, raising concerns and asking questions about the...