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Broken Rivers, Broken Policies: Where to from Here?
From December 2011 World Rivers Review Freshwater biodiversity is in a state of crisis. Recent efforts to protect and sustainably...
Saving the World’s Rivers: What Must Be Done?
From December 2011 World Rivers Review Flying across any continent today confirms that the world’s rivers are dominant features in...
Wrong Climate for Damming Rivers Video
International Rivers and Friends of the Earth International have teamed up to create a state-of-the-art Google Earth 3-D tour and...
Advancements in the Field of Reservoir Emissions
A Briefing on Recent Research and Guidelines Prepared by Dr. Payal Parekh for International RiversDecember 2, 2011 Introduction A large...
Advancements in the Field of Reservoir Emissons
A Briefing on Recent Research and Guidelines A large and growing number of scientific studies indicate that reservoirs, especially in...
Hydropower in the CDM: Examining Additionality and Criteria for Sustainability
A study released by the University of California at Berkeley shows that large hydro projects under the UN’s Clean Development...
Wrong Climate for Big Dams
Destroying Rivers Will Worsen Climate Crisis Read the full fact sheet: (English)(Spanish)(Portuguese)(Chinese)(Hindi)(Bangla)(German)(Urdu)(Russian) Proponents of large dams, hoping to capitalize on...
Wild and Scenic Film Fest, Here We Come!
About a year ago, filmmaker Carla Pataky and I were lugging her heavy camera gear around the rough cobbled streets...
How the Global 1% Shape the World’s Development Agenda
Democracy is a messy affair. It forces government officials and politicians to face parliamentary scrutiny, pesky journalists and grassroots pressure....
Global Dam Safety and Security Challenges
Originally published in Volume 10 Number 4 of the The CIP ReportCenter for Infrastructure Protection and Homeland Security (CIP/HS)George Mason...