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Reservoirs May Produce 20 Times More Methane Than Normal During Water ‘Drawdown’
Holloway Reservoir Dam in Michigan, USPhoto: Sentrawoods via Flickr Originally published on Climate Progress Typically, at moderate sizes, power generated by...
Dam Drawdown an Overlooked "Global Warming Culprit"
Marshes in the drawdown area of the Three Gorges Reservoir could be a significant source of methane.Photo: Wikimedia Commons While...
World Heritage Committee Decisions in 2012
Fishing boat by Lake Turkana Below are summaries of all the decisions made on dam-threatened World Heritage Sites that were...
Will Safeguards Survive the Next Generation of Development Finance?
Governments depend on a variety of international institutions to advance development goals, ranging from the multilateral World Bank and United...
Proving Sustainability in the Dam Industry
Dr. Refaat Abdel-Malek, President of the International Hydropower Association at the 2011 IHA World Congress Sustainability is all the rage...
No Surprises in G-20 Declaration, Progress Report
G-20 leaders settled on an uneventful final declaration in Los Cabos. Tuesday’s G-20 Leaders’ Declaration, and a progress report from...
Rivers May Lose Out in the "Green Economy"
The Congo River, at the Grand Inga site, from space. It’s an unenviable position to attempt to reconcile the interests...
G-20 Infrastructure Strategy Includes World’s Largest Dam
Report Says “Green Growth” Projects May Not Benefit Poor Los Cabos, Mexico: G-20 leaders today released their Plan on Infrastructure, which...
Thank You for Helping to Protect World Heritage Rivers
Thanks to everyone who voted in our World Heritage photo contest and took action earlier this month. Not only do...
NGO Letter to the World Heritage Centre and Committee Members
Mr. Kishore RaoDirectorWorld Heritage Centre7, Place de Fontenoy75352 ParisFrance June 18, 2012 Subject: Dam Construction Activities Continue to Threaten World...