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Dam Standards: A Rights-Based Approach
In many countries, the most applicable means of protection for people affected by dams are national and local laws. But...
PR – World Bank Hands Inga 3 Dam Over to Private Sector
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Berkeley, USA: International Rivers has learned that the World Bank has abruptly decided to develop the Inga...
Large Dams in Multilateral Banks' Pipelines
As part of the United States’ 2014 budget bill, the U.S. Treasury instructed the U.S. Executive Director at each multilateral...
PR – World Bank Indefinitely Postpones Inga 3 Project
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pretoria, South Africa: The World Bank has just made a surprise decision to indefinitely postpone the board...
Congo River: Death by a Thousand Cuts?
A briefing paper by International Rivers finds that the Environmental Impact Assessment of the World Bank’s proposed Inga 3 Dam ...
Letter from DRC NGOs to the World Bank on Inga 3
In January 2014, a coalition of Congolese NGOs called on the World Bank’s Board of Directors to reconsider the Inga...
HidroAysén Stalled Again - Decision Goes to Bachelet Administration
Photo courtesy of Patagonia Sin Represas I’m happy to announce great news in our campaign to protect Patagonia from the...
PR – Siemens Denounced for Damming Latin America's Future
German technology giant challenged at shareholder meeting FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Protestors outside Siemens Annual Shareholders Meeting in MunichPhoto courtesy of...
U.S. Pushes for Outside Oversight of World Bank, Opposes Push Toward ‘Big Hydro’
Original article published by The Washington Post on January 24 The United States is demanding stricter oversight of World Bank...
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Fact Sheet
Rendering of GERD Ethiopia is building one of the largest dams in the world, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD),...