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True Cost of Hydropower in China
China has committed to a massive reduction of its carbon emissions, which will almost certainly lead to dramatic reduction in...
No Longer Forgotten – Asia's Nu-Salween-Thanlwin River
The Salween River, near Hat Gyi Dam site in Karen statePhoto by International Rivers For many years, the transboundary Nu-Salween-Thanlwin...
A Health Check-up for Our Environment - Ignored at Our Own Risk
Chinese river dolphinsbaijidolphin.weebly.com In the 1950s, thousands of Baiji river dolphins plied the waters of the Yangtze, Asia’s mightiest river....
Opponents of Planned Colombian Dams Take Heart From OAS Report
Article orginally published in the Los Angeles Times Pericongo Canyon on Colombia’s Magdalena River would be inundated if a Chinese...
China's Nu River Fact Sheet
Known as the Salween River in Burma and Thailand, the Nu River stretches over 3,200 kilometers from its origins on...
International Rivers Recommendations to Sinohydro on its Environment and Social Policies
Since 2009, International Rivers has communicated with Sinohydro on matters relating to overseas dam building. Sinohydro has accepted International Rivers’...
Guest Blog – The UN Watercourses Convention Enters Into Force
A victory for international water law, but great challenges still loom on the horizon. In a great victory for international...
The Environmental and Social Impacts of Lancang Dams
Despite the completion of lower cascade of six hydropower dams on the Lancang River (Upper Mekong) in 2014, little is...
China Dam Project Slated for Nu River Quietly Passes Key Hurdle
Controversial efforts in China to construct a dam on the free-flowing Nu River recently got a quiet boost. In a...
Guest Blog – Hydropower Development on the Amur River and Russia’s Planning Flaws
China bank of the Amur River in late fall facing RussiaWikiCommons The Amur River is the last free-flowing major river...