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Planning for Dam Decommissioning as an Environmental Priority
Dams are not forever! Dams are not benign nor do they last forever! Dams have proven to be unsafe and...
Mekong Countries at Odds Over Mega-Dams
Originally published in the Fair Observer. Governments are struggling to decide whether the Mekong River should continue to feed 60...
Hydro dams could jeopardise 'Grand Canyon of the east', say green groups
Originally published in The Guardian Dams on China’s last free-flowing river could harm ecosystems, displace people, and cause catastrophic seismic...
Xayaburi Dam: How Laos Violated the 1995 Mekong Agreement
The 1995 Mekong Agreement is the framework that Southeast Asian governments use to decide whether the build dams on the...
Xe Pian–Xe Namnoy Affected People Want Consultation Before Construction
Last week, I was invited to stay with ethnic Nya Heun families in a consolidated resettlement zone in the Paksong...
Ethiopia Water Grabs: Creating 'East Africa's Aral Sea'?
A version of this originally appeared on Huffington Post. Lake Turkana from the air. The destruction of the Aral Sea...
Stäni Steinbock: The Oulu River
Watercolor of the Oulu River by Stäni’s Grandfather Gustaf Strandberg I grew up by the Oulu River in northern Finland,...
Dipti Bhatnagar: The Narmada River (Video)
Dipti Bhatnagar tells us her story about falling in love with the Narmada River, and about the movement to protect...
Seat of Ancient Buddhism Threatened by Fifteen Proposed Dams
The following is a guest blog written by Urmi Bhattacharjee, an environment and wildlife journalist from northeast India. A protest...
How Chinese Loans Could Fuel Regional Conflict in East Africa
Pokot cattle herder in Northern Kenya. Alison M. Jones for www.nowater-nolife.org China has made great efforts to support poverty reduction...