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An Open Letter to President Obama
President Barack Obama The White House Washington, DC Dear Mr. President, As you prepare to visit Ethiopia, a highly concerning...
Will the World Heritage Committee Stand Up for Lake Turkana?
In 1997, the UN recognized Kenya’s Lake Turkana as a World Heritage Site, in line with other global treasures such...
Wind and Solar Power Are Taking the Lead
Dam builders like to claim that hydropower is the world’s largest source of renewable electricity. After a century-long head start...
How the Inga Dams Are Holding the Congo’s Energy Future Hostage
The Inga 1 and 2 dams on the Congo River. Encyclopedia Britannica World Bank and government officials like to describe...
The Power of Rivers – in Whose Hands?
The Iguaçu Falls in Brazil. Erika Nortemann/TNC At the World Hydropower Congress in Beijing, the Nature Conservancy released a report...
What Future For the World’s Rivers?
From April 2015 World Rivers Review By the mid-1980s, river activists in the US had achieved considerable success. Congress had...
Farewell to Lori Pottinger
From April 2015 World Rivers Review Lori Pottinger joined International Rivers in 1995 as the editor of World Rivers Review,...
My Dream Job Has Just Become Available!
I encourage you to apply for my dream job: the position of International Rivers’ next Executive Director. International Rivers has...
Dammed, Displaced and Forgotten
People displaced by the Sardar Sarovar Dam in India. International Rivers When the World Bank planned the Ruzizi II hydropower...
Rainwater Harvesting Pioneer Wins International Water Prize
Rajendra Singh. Wikimedia commons Rajendra Singh is a quiet revolutionary with a wry sense of humor. By empowering poor farmers,...