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Farewell to International Rivers
At the Rivers for Life meeting in Thailand I have always admired International Rivers for being rooted in the experience...
Press Release | Great News for China's Last Free-Flowing River
The Nu River – known as the Salween in Thailand and the Thanlwin River in Burma – is a treasure...
Our Unique Freshwater Treasures at Risk
Salmon returning to the Elwha RiverNew York Times In the world’s largest dam removal, the Elwha and the Glines Canyon...
The World Bank President’s Meager Harvest
Protest against the World Bank’s energy policy in Washington DC. International Rivers We shall know our prophets by their fruits,...
Press Release | Brazilian Government Cancels Mega-Dam on the Amazon’s Tapajós River
Brasilia, August 4, 2016 – Brazil’s Federal Environmental Agency (IBAMA) announced the cancellation of licensing for the polemic São Luiz...
PR | World Bank Suspends Support for Inga 3 Dam in the Congo
On July 25, the World Bank suspended its support for the giant Inga 3 Dam in the Democratic Republic of...
Have We Passed the Era of Peak Dam?
The wind and solar revolution helps to keep the Nu River free-flowing. Peter Ford This is Part I of our...
World’s Largest Hydropower Project Unravels
President Kabila visiting China’s Three Gorges Dam The World Bank, the World Energy Council and the dam industry have presented...
Indigenous Activists: In the Crosshairs of Development
Munduruku activist in Brazil When we learned that Berta Cáceres, a leader of the indigenous Lenca people, was murdered in...
Setting the World Bank President Straight on Large Dams
World Bank President Jim Kim On April 6, World Bank President Jim Kim addressed the Union Theological Seminary in New...