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Press Release | Riverscope: A New Geospatial Tool To Assess the True Costs and Financial Risks of Hydropower

For immediate release OXFORD, UK and OAKLAND, US, August 25, 2021—A new geospatial assessment tool for hydropower, Riverscope, launched today....
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A tribute to Ajaan Kraisak Choonhavan, a champion for the Mekong and Salween Rivers

Senator Kraisak playing music (2015)International Rivers Last week we lost a champion for the Mekong and Salween Rivers, Kraisak Choonhavan,...
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Covid-19 Impacts in the Amazon and Patagonia | Crisis to Opportunities Series

The global COVID-19 crisis has shed a light on the deep-seated inequities in the way our rivers and the people...
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Covid-19 Impacts in the Mekong Region | Crisis to Opportunities Series

The global Covid-19 crisis has shed a light on the deep-seated inequities in the way our rivers and the people...
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Restoring the Klamath: What we're learning from the largest dam removal project in history

Photo above from Komo News. Caption and credit: FILE – In the May 30, 2013, file photo, Jene McCovey, an elder...
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With a new dam proposed on the Kunene River, the Himba people mobilize to permanently protect their lifeblood

The Kunene River forms part of Namibia’s border with Angola. The idea of damming the Kunene dates back as far...
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For Hasankeyf the Bell Tolls | Guest blog by Gokce Sencan

Introduction Gokce Sencan, a Turkish water policy researcher based in California, shares the experience from her recent visit to the...
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IFC must listen to local demands on Namtu

Refugees in Namtu township and Hsipaw township.Myat Moe Thu/The Myanmar Times This article originally appeared in The Myanmar Times The International...
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Women’s Voices Reign at First-Ever Women & Rivers Congress

One word stood out on the screen, above all others: Stories. It was the answer to a question posed on...
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Activists Puncture Big Hydro’s Attempted Greenwash in Paris

Civil Society Constructively Challenges the World Hydropower Congress 9 MAY 2019 from Todd Southgate on Vimeo. There is no defensible...