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The Okavango Delta
The Okavango River rises in the Angolan highlands and flows over 1,000 miles, passing through Namibia before entering Botswana and...
Lake Victoria and The Proposed Hydrological Curve Change
This report, by hydrologist Daniel Kull, shows how a change in the hydrological regime of the White Nile, proposed as...
What Cost Ethiopia's Dam Boom?
Download the report (PDF, 660KB) The Government of Ethiopia faces the daunting challenge of providing energy to fulfill the needs...
Ghana Reservoir Would Be Major Greenhouse Gas Emitter
Bui Dam, now being built in Ghana with financial backing from China Exim Bank, is described by the project environmental...
Dam Shame
This op-ed in the UK Guardian argues that while Africa's huge barrages are meant to create energy and clean water,...
World Bank, EIB Approve Bujagali Dam Despite Major Flaws
From December 2007 World Rivers Review Who could be against a project that provides energy to Uganda – a country...
WCD in Africa
Since the World Commission on Dams published its final report in 2000, efforts have been made to promote its rights-based...
European Investment Bank Fails Africa and Laos
Download Raising the Bar on Big Dams PDF (700 KB) This report, commissioned by CEE Bankwatch Network and written by...
Central Africa's "Most Beautiful Waterfall" Under Threat
Originally published in Inter Press Service Kongou has apparently been earmarked as the site for a hydro-electric dam to power...
African Dams Briefing & Map
The African Dams Briefing is compiled by International Rivers’ Africa Program. The briefing is a working document meant to provide a basic...