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A Flood of Dam Safety Problems
From September 2010 World Rivers Review The catastrophic flooding in Pakistan provides a terrifying warning of how global warming is...
Victory! India Scraps Large Hydropower Project on the Ganges
For the third year in a row, one of India's most eminent scientists, Professor AD Agarwal, has carried out a...
Global Lessons from the Pakistan Flood Catastrophe
There are three vital global lessons to learn from the ongoing flood catastrophe in Pakistan. First, the rise in the...
Indus River Flood: The Fate of Squatter Settlements & Adjacent Villages
Only a few days ago, in the wake of the severe deluge upstream of Kotri Barrage, children swimming and women...
Understanding the Flood Disaster at Taunsa Barrage
Rivers [said 6th century BC Taoist engineer Chia Jang] were like the mouths of infants – if one tried to...
Floods in Pakistan: Lend a Hand and Learn a Lesson
The floods that are currently ravaging Pakistan have created a human tragedy beyond imagination. At least 1,600 people have lost...
The Forgotten Downstream Victims of Large Dams
An estimated 472 million people have likely been negatively impacted by the downstream impacts of large dams. This is the...
Comments to DNV Regarding the Teesta VI Hydroelectric Project (India)
The Project Proponents are providing misleading information to the UNFCCC for gaining undue CDM benefits. The project does not qualify...
SANDRP Comments About the Proposed CDM Credits for the Teesta VI Hydroelectric Project (India)
Based on reading of the Project Design Document dated March 2, 2010 (version 1 as available on the UNFCCC website)...
India Moves Forward with Groundbreaking Solar Plan
From March 2010 World Rivers Review The first phase of a solar mega-project, aimed at expanding India’s solar capacity from...