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How to Build a Low-Carbon Future in Developing Nations
Wind turbines.International Rivers Today, International Rivers is releasing the report, “Designing Low Carbon Electricity Futures for African and Other Developing...
“When We Save A River, We Save Ourselves” River Guardian Betty Obbo
Betty Obbo (center) at Rivers for Life 3International Rivers When Ugandan activist Betty Obbo first came to environmental work, it...
Zombie Dams: Five Projects That Just. Won’t. Die.
zom·bie dam /ˈzämbē dam/ noun 1. A proposed dam project that activists successfully halt before it’s built, only to see...
Designing Low Carbon Electricity Futures for African and Other Developing Countries
Wind and solar resources are abundant throughout the world, but their dependence on uncontrollable factors such as weather has been...
Learning the Lessons: Three Case Studies of Resettlement and Compensation
The Bui dam, in GhanaPhoto courtesy of the Bui Power Authority Each time we encounter a community of dam-displaced people,...
Right Priorities for Africa's Power Sector
An Evaluation of Dams Under the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) In 2012, African heads of state launched...
Right Priorities for the Power Sector: An Evaluation of Dams Under PIDA
It’s well known that Africa suffers from an appalling lack of infrastructure. With a population of 1.033 billion people, the...
Listening to Kara Women Speak: One Woman’s Journey to the Omo River
A Kara woman.Jane Baldwin When photographer Jane Baldwin first went to Ethiopia’s Omo River Valley in 2004, she didn’t know what...
Citing Lack of Independence, Experts Pull Out of Ethiopia’s GERD
GERD’s construction sitecourtesy of en.quantra.de One of the consultancy firms conducting studies on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on...
Does the World Bank's "Success Story" on Dams Still Hold Water?
The World Bank will hold its Annual Meetings next week in Lima, in the face of stiff competition from new...