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NGO letter to US Treasury Secretary on IDA 17
Letter from four US NGOs asking the US Treasury Secretary to support renewable energy, not World Bank dams More information...
Briefing Paper on IDA 17 and Global Energy Finance
The World Bank fails to address the challenges of energy poverty and climate change. This briefing paper presents the case...
Amazonian Dams Protested on International Human Rights Day
In observance of International Human Rights Day on December 10th, indigenous and other dam-threatened people in Brazil organized a series...
Indigenous Communities Take Charge with Dam Blockades in Borneo
From December 2013 World Rivers Review Anti-dam protests in the Malaysian state of Sarawak in Borneo continue to heat up...
China’s Hydropower Rush Could Devastate Rivers
From December 2013 World Rivers Review China’s rush to develop its hydropower is already leaving a trail of devastated fisheries...
Swords to Ploughshares
From December 2013 World Rivers Review The International Development Association (IDA) is the World Bank’s fund for the poorest countries....
Malaysian Embassies Worldwide Receive Message: Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Violations at Murum Dam Must End
November 25, 2013 Sarawak, Malaysia: Today, Malaysian Ambassadors in 16 countries* are receiving a letter signed by over 30 organizations representing...
Nam Theun 2 Affected People Left In the Dark
This week, the Government of Laos is convening a Round Table Meeting on Development, a high level dialogue attended by...
Uganda Dam Could Drown Local Jobs, Adventure Tourism
A guest blog by Save Adventure Tourism in Uganda Team The Ugandan Ministry of Energy is planning to construct a large...
Laos' Trial and Error Approach Threatens the Mekong
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fishers, south of Don Khone Island, Laos Bangkok, Thailand: Today a site visit is taking place to...