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The World Bank and Dams Part 3: Niger Dam Could Leave Thousands In The Dust
The Kandadji Dam is supposed to expand irrigation and energy generation to improve lives in Niger. Instead, it risks sacrificing...
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...
The World Bank’s Energy Lending Is Stuck In The Past
This is Part 2 of our three-part series on renewable energy solutions. Girl with a fish on the Salween River....
The Surprising Success of Micro Hydro
This is Part 3 of our three-part series on renewable energy solutions. Dipti Vaghela of the Hydro Empowerment Network. Switzer...
Construction of World's Largest Dam in DR Congo Could Begin Within Months | The Guardian
This article originally appeared in The Guardian. The first phase, Inga 3, is being fast-tracked by the government. Eventually the...
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...
Drought: Hydropower's Achilles Heel
The Sobradinho reservoir in Brazil, during the worst drought in its history. Marcello Casal Jr/Agência Brasil Drought: The news has...
China May Shelve Plans to Build Dams on Its Last Wild River | National Geographic
This article originally appeared in National Geographic. Springing from Tibetan glaciers and flowing to the Andaman Sea, China’s Nu River...
AFRICAN DAMS, RIVERS AND RIGHTS
A Guide for Communities to Be Impacted by the Inga 3 Dam The Inga 3 project involves the planned construction...
Introducing International Rivers' Next Executive Director
Kate Horner. IISD Reporting Service We’re thrilled to announce that after an extended search process, we have hired International Rivers’...