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Protecting Rivers and Rights: Ten Years after the World Commission on Dams Report
We are committed to meeting the world's water and energy needs in an equitable way while preserving healthy rivers and...
An Endorsement from the Policy Police
As a public service in this age of information overflow, the Policy Police has just published a list of Top...
Comments on the IFC’s April 2010 Draft Policy and Performance Standards on Social and Environmental Sustainability
International Rivers is concerned that IFC’s revised draft Policy and Performance Standards still do not do enough to protect the...
New Data Confirms Big Hydro's Relative Decline
My recent blog comparing the global hydro industry’s stagnation with the rapid growth in the wind and solar sectors was...
Hoodwinked in the Hothouse: False Solutions to Climate Change
Rising Tide North America and Carbon Trade Watch have produced the 2nd edition of Hoodwinked in the Hothouse: False Solutions...
Crunching the Hydro Numbers 2010: Second Quarter Update on the CDM
Update: The number of projects that entered the CDM pipeline increased in the first two quarters of 2010 (See Fig....
Protecting Rivers & Rights: World Commission on Dams Recommendations in Action
The most comprehensive guidelines for large dams that protect the rights of river-dependent communities were outlined by the World Commission...
Big Hydro Falls Behind
I just blogged on the Huffington Post about how the global wind power industry is blowing big hydro right out...
Governments and Institutions That Endorse the WCD Recommendations
Governments and funders that endorse the WCD recommendations: Although the Commission dissolved after publishing its report in November 2000, the...
Protecting Rivers and Rights
The 10th Anniversary of the World Commission on Dams Report Fishing by the Da River near the Son La Hydropower...