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PR – ‘State of the World’s Rivers’ Project Documents Decline in Rivers From Dams
New ‘State of the World’s Rivers’ Project Documents Decline in Rivers From Dams FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Berkeley, US: Today, International Rivers...
The State of the World's Rivers
The Nam Theun 2 Dam in Laos fragments the Nam Theun River amidst a sea of forest.International Rivers / Google...
Large Dams Just Aren’t Worth the Cost
A version of this op-ed appeared in print on August 24, 2014, on page SR5 of the New York edition...
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...
“Green Bond” Issue Risks Raising Finance for Destructive Dams
When a group of banks came together in January to launch the Green Bond Principles, our immediate concern was that...
Government Audit Finds Hydropower Aid Doesn’t Benefit the Poor
Protest against the Allain Duhangan Dam, a project funded with Norwegian aidSANDRP No other industrialized country relies on hydropower for...
Chasing Water: New Book Lays Out Better Path for Water
Brian Richter is a water expert with decades of global field experience, a passion for rivers, and a scientist’s approach...
Lake Turkana Considered for "World Heritage In Danger" List
Lake Turkana – the world’s largest desert lake, which supports 300,000 people and untold biological riches, and is a World...
10 Things You Should Know About Dams
1. 50,000 Large Dams Are Clogging the World’s Rivers: About 50,000 dams with a height of 15 meters or more...
Life-Giving Deltas Starved by Dams
The Indus Delta – here at Keti Bandar – is being eroded by the seaEmily Woodhouse The deltas of great...