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The Zambezi River, Drained Bone Dry
Where Mongu and the Zambezi floodplain meet – 25 kilometers from the river’s main channel. Photo Peace Corps. “Rather than...
Large Hydropower Dams Are Not the Answer: Time to Rethink Africa’s Energy Infrastructure
This Article was previously published in the Perspectives #02/2017: Putting People Back Into Infrastructure The electrification rates of Africa are...
Water Insecurity & Climate Change In Africa
The Niger, Nile and Zambezi basins. Author’s own Africa has the largest number of surface water bodies crossing or forming...
Farewell to Lori Pottinger
From April 2015 World Rivers Review Lori Pottinger joined International Rivers in 1995 as the editor of World Rivers Review,...
Why We Celebrate Rivers
Areng River, Remote River Home to the Siamese Crocodile. Photo courtesy of Luke Duggleby. May not be reproduced withouth permisison....
The Name of a River
This is a guest blog by Parineeta Dandekar of the South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People Thinking Athirappilli....
Twelve Dams That Changed the World
The iconic Hoover Dam. Wikimedia commons Dams illustrate the brilliance and arrogance of human ingenuity. They generate one sixth of...
Climate Change Risks on the Zambezi (infographic)
More information Read the full report “A Risky Climate for Southern African Hydro” upon which this infographic is based
Batoka Gorge Dam, Zambezi River
The Spectacular Batoka Gorge. Source: The Lowdown magazine. The main driver for the dam is to supply power to both...
The Tonga, the Kariba Dam, and the Angry God (Video)
International Rivers’ Africa Program Director Rudo Sanyanga tells a powerful story about the Tonga people of the Zambezi River. Learn...