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How Renewable Energy Solutions Reduce Poverty Around the World
Familiy-size hydropower project in Southern IndiaAshden Awards Renewable energy solutions are not only good for the environment. If done well,...
World Bank Needs to Make Infrastructure Work for the Poor
Kikwit is a town of almost one million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Its inhabitants have no...
Communities protect rivers and strengthen climate resilience in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is one of the countries most seriously threatened by the impacts of climate change, including sea level rise and...
An Assessment of Dams in NE India Seeking Carbon Credits from Clean Development Mechanism
Feburary 2012 An Assessment of Dams in India’s North East seeking Carbon Credits from Clean Development Mechanism of the UN...
Trans-boundary River Basins in South Asia: Options for Conflict Resolution
South Asian trans-boundary issues are inextricably linked to regional geopolitics since the main trans-national river systems are circum-Himalayan and involve...
India’s Community Fish Sanctuaries Protect Wild Fish and Rivers
From December 2011 World Rivers Review As elsewhere around the globe, native freshwater fish diversity in India’s rivers is declining...
Freshwater Biodiversity in India’s "Hottest Hotspot" in Peril
From December 2011 World Rivers Review India’s Western “Ghats,” which means “river landing stairs” in Hindi, is a mountain range...
Denudation of Swat
This article was originally published in The News, Pakistan. Pakistan is passing through its worst energy crisis, and it needs...