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Energy Poverty: The Hidden Energy Crisis
From September 2013 World Rivers Review More than 1.3 billion people – almost a quarter of humanity – have no...
The World Bank's Big Dams: A River of Ruin
From September 2013 World Rivers Review In the past 65 years, the World Bank has funded some 600 dam projects...
Here We Go Again
From September 2013 World Rivers Review A dozen years after the World Bank-backed World Commission on Dams (WCD) issued what...
World Bank Returns to Big Dams
A 1990s Washington D.C. protest against the World Bank’s role funding Big Dams. From September 2013 World Rivers Review The...
Sex Trafficking Ringmaster Busted on Belo Monte
Construction continues at the Belo Monte Dam work sites, outside of the towns of Altamira and Vitória do Xingu. Police...
International Organizations Call on THPC to Commit to Independent Monitoring
The following letter was sent to the Theun Hinboun Power Company from organizations based in Australia, France, Norway, the Netherlands...
Mining, Dams, Other Threats to Unprotected Futaleufu River
SANTIAGO, 08/21/2013 – The latest edition of the bilingual magazine Patagon Journal exposes several threats to the Futaleufú River, a...
Río Marañon: The Grand Canyon of South America
Photo by Rocky Contos The Marañon River is one of the most important water sources in Peru and a key...
Public Comments on Official HSAP Assessments
Official Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol (HSAP) assessments must be posted publicly on the HSAP website, and a 60-day period must...
The Mekong Dams Dispute: Four Trends to Watch
The Xayaburi Dam has generated extensive protest from people who depend on the Mekong River for their livelihoods. Finding a...