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Press Release | Decision-Makers Must Recognize Irreversible Impacts of Dams on Mekong River and People’s Lives
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, March 27, 2017 Bangkok, Thailand: International Rivers believes that recent comments attributed in the media to...
Cambodia’s Sambor Dam Plans Cause Controversy as Public Left in the Dark
Originally Published in Mongabay KRATIE PROVINCE, Cambodia — “If the dam is built, it will be like before, in the...
Press Release | Meaningful Reform and Basin-Wide Studies Needed Before Advancing New Mekong Dam
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bangkok, Thailand, Today marks the beginning of a two day regional stakeholder forum organized by the Mekong...
Counterintuitive: Global Hydropower Boom Will Add to Climate Change | Mongabay
This article originally appeared in Mongabay. Reservoirs emit significant greenhouse gases planet-wide, study finds; researchers urge that new hydropower projects...
5 Myths Surround the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)
The Nile River is the source of life for about 300 million residents of Africa in 11 different countries. Over...
China Dam Construction Is Putting Pressure on Mekong River | Cambodia Daily
This article originally appeared in Cambodia Daily. A cascade of six dams being built in southern China has caused significant...
Why the Planning Phase of a Dam Matters: The Case of Thailand’s Kaeng Suea Ten Dam
A village wall at Kaeng Sua Ten.Credit: Julian Kirchherr Developers and governments usually overlook how dams impact communities during the...
Press Release | Concern as Pak Beng Dam Commences Prior Consultation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On Friday, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) held the first meeting of the Prior Consultation Process for...
Chinese Firms Improving Social Protections: Study | Phnom Penh Post
A view of the Chinese-built Kamchay Hydropower Dam in Kampot province. Khouth Sophak Chakrya This article originally appeared in the...
Health and Happiness for China’s Rivers in 2017
Stephanie Jensen-Cormier on an abandoned barge that had been used to explore the best spots to build large dams on...