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Take Action to Protect Rivers during COP17
In today's changing climate, we need decentralized and diversified water and energy solutions that can best respond to increasingly unpredictable...
World Bank to Lead Climate Finance Without Energy Strategy?
On the first day of COP17 in Durban, South Africa, we launched a report with a host of other organizations...
10 Ways to Protect Rivers from Climate Change and Dams
Healthy rivers are critical for supporting life on Earth. They are especially necessary in light of the additional stresses that...
Sidestepping Science: Review of the Pöyry Report on the Xayaburi Dam
Executive Summary The Xayaburi Hydropower Project in northern Laos is the first dam proposed for the lower Mekong Mainstream. The...
Wrong Climate for Big Dams: Fact Sheet
Destroying Rivers Will Worsen Climate Crisis Proponents of large dams, hoping to capitalize on concern for climate change, are promoting...
UNESCO World Heritage Committee: Inscribes Río Plátano onto the List of World Heritage in Danger
In its 2011 annual meeting, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee inscribed Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve onto the List of World...
UNESCO World Heritage Committee: "Expresses Concern" and Calls for a Halt to Huay Samong Dam
In its 2011 annual meeting, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee requested Thailand to halt all construction on the Huay Samong...
UNESCO World Heritage Committee: Requests Reports on Dam Activity in Kaziranga, India
In its 2011 annual meeting, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee urged the State Party of India “to inform the World...
UNESCO World Heritage Committee: "Notes with Concern" Unapproved Dam Construction on the Nu River
In its 2011 annual meeting, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee expressed concern that unapproved dam construction was occurring on the...