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Infrastructure for Whom?
This report by International Rivers challenges the top-down approach to infrastructure projects promoted by the World Bank and the powerful...
Ethiopia’s Omo Valley: a Global Heritage Under Threat
The national parks of the Lower Omo Valley in Southwest Ethiopia are among “the last unspoiled biodiversity hotspots in Africa”...
Lower Omo Valley wildlife report
Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority, Existing Challenges: Plantation Development versus Wildlife Conservation in the Omo-Tama-Mago Complex, September 2011 More information Ethiopia's...
International Rivers Recommendations for the Rio+20 Summit
International Rivers submitted the attached recommendations for the 2012 UN Summit on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in October 2011.
How Dams Can Bring About Rainfalls and Drought
It is undisputed that dams can influence local rainfalls. Humidity evaporates from reservoirs and irrigated fields and gets recycled as...
JVE Statement on Dams and Climate Change in Africa
Dams are not solutions to climate change and Africa’s energy needs Since their independence, developing countries have been building large...
Comments on the Role of Hydropower in the World Bank's Energy Strategy
Dams and Climate Change The World Bank Energy Strategy incorrectly argues that hydropower is an appropriate response to climate change....
James Cameron in the Amazon: Avatar Meets Real Life
“Huge dams are a 20th century idea in the 21st century: it's a dinosaur's idea. What’s happening in Avatar is...
China: Not the Rogue Dam Builder We Feared It Would Be?
A few years ago, Chinese dam builders and financiers appeared on the global hydropower market with a bang. China Exim...
The Real Story of China in Africa
If we believe the news headlines, China is propping up dictators, dispensing billions of dollars for shady deals, and destroying...