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The State of the World's Rivers
The Nam Theun 2 Dam in Laos fragments the Nam Theun River amidst a sea of forest.International Rivers / Google...
Statement from Global South Civil Society Calling for No Dirty Energy in the Green Climate Fund
Dear Members and Alternate Members of the Board of the Green Climate Fund, We are organizations, movements and communities from...
Dam Standards: A Rights-Based Approach
In many countries, the most applicable means of protection for people affected by dams are national and local laws. But...
Public Comments on Official HSAP Assessments
Official Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol (HSAP) assessments must be posted publicly on the HSAP website, and a 60-day period must...
African Development Bank
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is a public development bank that lends money to African governments and private companies investing...
Greenwashing Dams Factsheet
A dam industry effort threatens to greenwash dams and undermine the recommendations of the World Commission on Dams (WCD). The...
Sarawak Dams Contrast Best Practice at Industry Congress
Indigenous communities protest outside the IHA congress on May 22. As leaders of the global hydropower industry gather in Sarawak,...
Letter from Indigenous Peoples of the Xingu and Tapajós
(Translated from Portuguese)We are the people who live in the rivers where you want to build dams. We are the...
Letter to the World Bank on climate change and dams for the revision of the Safeguard Policies
In April of 2013, we sent a letter to the World Bank and the U.S. Treasury signed by 24 international...
Tracking Greenwash - a Map of "Sustainability Partner" HSAP Assessments and Commitments
Dam builders have begun to utilize the Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol (HSAP) to assess dam projects around the world. In...