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Fighting for Nubia's Rich Culture
“We will never allow any force on the earth to blur our identity and destroy our heritage and nation. Nubians...
Converting Waste Into Energy
Waste to energy. Courtesy of pca-invest.com There’s been a surge of interest in renewables in Africa recently. This is great...
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 Ghana. Photo courtesy of the Bui Power Authority Each time we encounter a community of dam-displaced...
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...
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...
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...