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Civil Society Groups Condemn Clampdown for Singapore World Bank-IMF Meetings
Civil society groups worldwide have reacted angrily to the Singaporean government’s ban on up to 20 delegates who plan to...
Hundreds Forced to Flee Homes as Merowe Dam Reservoir Waters Rise Without Warning
Civil society demands an end to impoundment and resolution of resettlement issues as fears of violence increase LONDON: More than...
Campos Novos Dam Builders Downplay Danger
The controversial 626-foot (202-meter) tall Campos Novos Dam in Southern Brazil suffered an uncontrolled release of water last week, completely...
The Aluminum Can's Dirty Little Secret
International Rivers Network, Container Recycling Institute press release CONTACT: Jenny Gitlitz, CRI Research Dir., Dalton, MA (413) 684.4746Pat Franklin, CRI...
Civil Society Responds to Chinese Funding for Mozambique Mega–Dam Mphanda Nkuwa
Civil Society Responds to Chinese Funding for Mozambique Mega-Dam Mphanda Nkuwa Will Worsen Poverty, Harm Efforts to Restore Zambezi Delta...
Chinese River Defender Wins Prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize
SAN FRANCISCO, April 24, 2006 Yu Xiaogang, the Founder and Director of Chinese NGO Green Watershed, will be awarded the...
Sudan Government Massacres Merowe Dam Affected People
On April 22, 2006, the militia of the Merowe Dam authorities, armed with machine guns and heavy artillery, attacked the...
Business as Usual Will Not Achieve Climate and Development Goals
A Critique of the World Bank Paper, Clean Energy and Development: Towards an Investment Framework Prepared for the Development Committee...
Nam Theun 2’s First Year Marked by Delays in Implementation
One year after World Bank approval for the Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Project in Laos, delays in implementation are causing...
Independent Review Reveals Serious Flaws in Sudan’s Merowe Dam
The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Merowe Dam in Sudan, the largest hydropower project currently under construction in Africa,...