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Letter to Buyers of CDM Credits from Chinese Hydros
(A similar letter has been sent to the following buyers of carbon credits from Chinese hydros: ENEL, EDF Trading Limited,...
German Government Guidelines on WCD Compliance
The German Environment Ministry in October 2007 issued a “Guideline for Determination of Compliance with the Recommendations of the World...
Die Praxis der Umsiedlung: Das Beispiel des Maheshwar Damms
This article by Richard Bissell, Shekhar Singh and Herrmann Warth was published in 2001 in the German magazine E&Z. The...
No Future Without Addressing the Past
From December 2007 World Rivers Review The World Bank has traditionally been the most important international founder of large dams....
Hydro projects garnering carbon credits based on a "foundation of lies."
From December 2007 World Rivers Review The global program designed to cut greenhouse gases through carbon offsets from developing countries...
A Challenging Climate
Banks challenged to fight climate changeNew BankTrack position paper outlines how international banks should deal with climate impact of their...
BBC World Service Interview on Dams and the CDM
Interview with International Rivers' Executive Director, Patrick McCully, about our report, "Failed Mechanism: How the CDM is subsidizing hydro developers...
Failed Mechanism: How the CDM is Subsidizing Hydro Developers and Harming the Kyoto Protocol
The Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is set to provide massive subsidies to hydropower developers while increasing greenhouse gas...
Failed Mechanism: Hundreds of Hydros Expose Serious Flaws in the CDM
(Bali) The Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is set to provide massive subsidies to hydropower developers while increasing greenhouse...
Greenhouse Gases and Electricity from Large Dams
The construction of dams, depending on their type and size, [emits] significant amounts of greenhouse gases (GHG). Dam construction involves...