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New Policy Proposed on Hydropower Development in Lao PDR Puts Developers' Interests First
From December 4th-5th, the Government of Laos’ Department of Energy Policy and Planning (DEPP) of the Ministry of Energy and...
Civil Society Letter Calling on US Not to Support Inga 3 Dam
In December 2013, the USAID administrator announced that the US government was considering financial support for the Inga 3 Dam...
New Policy on Sustainable Hydropower Development in Lao PDR Raises Concerns
On 9th December 2013, International Rivers submitted comments and concerns about the new proposed text of the Policy on Sustainable...
To Save a People, Stop the Sarawak Dams
To Save a People, Stop the Sarawak Dams. This is the message of SAVE Rivers, a grassroots network of indigenous...
The World Bank’s $52 Billion Test
At a meeting with donor governments in Moscow, the World Bank raised a whopping $52 billion for its fund for...
Corruption and Infrastructure Megaprojects in the DR Congo
Report details corruption in DRC, potential for marring Inga dam developments The Inga II Dam. Photo by Rudo Sanyanga The...
Addressing the Global Power Outage
Originally published in The Moscow Times on December 15, 2013 As you read this, a power outage is affecting much...
Science Takes a Backseat as Xayaburi Dam Continues
Construction of the Xayaburi Dam continues despite many unanswered questions as to the project’s impacts on the Mekong RiverInternational Rivers...
Two Years Forward, Three Steps Back: Mekong Dam Study Reaches Deadlock
As the Mekong-Japan Summit approaches, regional governments have yet to resolve significant knowledge gaps on the impacts of Mekong dams...
Tell Governments to Support Renewable Energy, Not Dams!
On December 16 and 17, World Bank member governments will meet in Moscow. They need to decide whether to fund...