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The World Bank’s Conflicted Corruption Fight
World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz has called corruption the single most important obstacle to development and has ratcheted up the...
Our Land is Not for Sale
Communities who would be impacted by the proposed La Parota Dam on the Papagayo River in the State of Guerrero,...
Spreading the Water Wealth
Op-ed from Patrick McCully in March 2006, ahead of the World Water Forum 4 in Mexico. Thousands of politicians, water...
Harnessing Wild Rivers: Who Pays the Price?
Since World War II some 45,000 large dams have been built, generating an estimated 20 percent of the world’s electricity...
What’s Wrong with the World Bank’s Approach to Resettlement?
Lots, Says Longtime Resettlement Expert and Former WCD Commissioner The following is an excerpt from the new book The Future...
Sizing up the Grid
Comparing the Mekong Power Grid to ADB Policies The Asian Development Bank is promoting the development of a regional power...
Villagers Voice Outrage Over Plans to Build Sesan 3
Over 80 Cambodian villagers expressed outrage last Friday when it was revealed that yet another dam was being planned for...
River Dolphins: Can They Be Saved?
River dolphins are small, aquatic mammals which belong to the order Cetacea. Scientists today classify river dolphins as endangered species...