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Press Release | Pak Lay Dam Proceeding – Another Expensive Distraction
The Mekong at Pak LayInternational Rivers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 15 June 2018 The Mekong River Commission (MRC) announced yesterday that...
Chinese provincial governments along the Yangtze River unite to stop the “disorderly” development of small hydropower plants
Construction along the Chishui River, a major tributary of the Yangtze (February 2018) Chinese provincial governments are reflecting top leadership...
Alternative World Water Forum: Strengthening Alliances to Protect Water, Life and Human Rights
FAMA plenary sessionPhoto credit: Todd Southgate From March 17th to 22nd, thousands of activists from over 30 countries gathered in...
Tackling Hydropower Myths on the Mekong: “Run-of-River” Does Not Mean Sustainable
A boat on the Mekong in Laos.International Rivers A few weeks ago, the 3rd Mekong River Commission Summit took place...
PR | Course Change on the Mekong Needed Now for a Just and Sustainable Future
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 5, 2018 Today, the Prime Ministers of Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam meet in Siem Reap, Cambodia...
Press Release | Tackling Myths on the Mekong: Run-of-River Hydropower
Boats at the Pak Man Dam in ThailandInternational Rivers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 31, 2018 Today, International Rivers launches a new...
Swindling the Mekong: Run-of-River Hydro
Many of the existing and planned hydropower dams in the Lower Mekong Basin are referred to as ‘run-of-river’ projects. This includes the...
Norway: Protection Plan for Watercourses and Master Plan for Hydropower Development
When the water authorities issue decisions applying to a protected river system pursuant to this Act, the interest of its conservation...
Statement of Save the Mekong Coalition on World Water Day, 22 March 2018
On the occasion of World Water Day, the Save the Mekong Coalition, together with civil society and community partners from...
Press Release | Thailand Delays Decision on Power Purchase from Pak Beng Dam
The Mekong River in Laos, near the site of the Pak Beng DamInternational Rivers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 13, 2018 In...