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World Heritage Committee Decisions in 2013
Below are summaries of all the decisions made on dam-threatened World Heritage Sites that were discussed at this year’s 37th...
The River Provides for Us: One Woman's Story
From March 2011 World Rivers Review More than 500,000 indigenous people in two countries are threatened by the construction of...
China’s Biggest Bank to Support Africa’s Most Destructive Dam
From June 2010 World Rivers Review Ethiopia’s Gibe 3 Dam is one of the most destructive hydropower projects being built...
NGOs Launch Campaign to Stop Man-Made Disaster in Ethiopia
International NGOs are calling for the halt of the destructive Gibe 3 Dam on Ethiopia's Omo River. The dam threatens...
Hunger Amidst the Failed Omo Flood
“There is no singing and dancing all along the Omo River now. The kids are quiet. We adults go into...
Ethiopian Dam Suffers Tunnel Collapse Days After Inauguration
A critical water-passage tunnel in the newly inaugurated Gilgel Gibe 2 hydropower project in Ethiopia reportedly collapsed this week. ...
Defending Lake Turkana
The Gibe 3 Dam, now under construction on the Omo River in Ethiopia, is already fanning tensions over natural resources,...
Water Justice in Africa: A Kenyan activist's struggle to save the world's largest desert lake
Join us for a panel discussion featuring Ikal Angelei, a Kenyan activst who is working to protect Lake Turkana from...
African Bank to Investigate Ethiopian Dam Concerns
From September 2009 World Rivers Review Ethiopia's Gibe 3 Dam, which at 240 meters high would be Africa's tallest, is...
The Scent of Money and the Stench of Corruption
When there is a chance to push a big loan out the door, some people just can’t say no. Every...