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Communities Call on Inter-American Commission to Suspend Belo Monte Dam

Indigenous and Riverbank Communities Call on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to Suspend the Massive Belo Monte Dam in...
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Mexican Village Becomes Global Hub of Dam Fighting for a Week

Hundreds of River Activists Gather to Discuss Strategies This week, more than 300 people from 60 countries will gather in...
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US Senate Hearing Recognizes Mainstream Dam Threat to Mekong River

Foreign Relations Committee warned of impacts to 40 million people if Xayaburi and other mainstream dams go forward The US...
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Chinese Loan Underwrites Lake Turkana Destruction

NGOs are outraged after confirmation that the world’s largest bank will finance the destructive Gibe 3 hydropower dam. The Industrial...
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Indian NGOs Urge China and India to Protect Himalayan Rivers

A group of 51 NGOs from northeast India are calling for a halt to build numerous dams on the Yarlung...
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At World Water Week, an Appeal for Rivers and Rights

On September 7, dam builders, governments and NGOs are meeting at World Water Week in Stockholm to discuss appropriate social...
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Sigourney Weaver Narrates New Google Earth Animation on Brazil’s Controversial Belo Monte Dam

10-minute Tour in 3-D Highlights the Dam’s Harmful Impacts on Xingu River and Greener Alternatives  Download the tour or view...
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New Report Finds Progress and Challenges in Chinese Resettlement Project

The $62 billion South-North Water Transfer Project is the biggest engineering scheme in Chinese history. About 330,000 people are currently...
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New Online Map Plots 140 Large Dams Planned for the Amazon

“Dam rush” would Devastate Amazon Ecosystems and People An interactive online database and map launched today graphically illustrates the impacts...
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Historic Indigenous Summit Calls for Halting Brazil’s Belo Monte Dam

Hundreds Converge on the Xingu River in Altamira to Highlight Threats from Mega-infrastructure Projects in the Amazon Altamira, Brazil –...