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Lawyer Murdered for Supporting Honduran River Defenders
The Latin American television network teleSUR is reporting that another Honduran river defender has been murdered. Carlos Hernández The lawyer...
NGOs Denounce Tapajós Basin Intimidation, Violence, Brazil Inaction | Mongabay
Published originally in Mongabay on April 4th, 2018 Thirty-eight national and international civil society organizations (CSOs), including social movements and...
PR | Course Change on the Mekong Needed Now for a Just and Sustainable Future
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 5, 2018 Today, the Prime Ministers of Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam meet in Siem Reap, Cambodia...
The Inga 3 Hydropower Project
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) controversial Inga 3 hydroelectric project is not expected to begin producing power until 2024...
Press Release | Tackling Myths on the Mekong: Run-of-River Hydropower
Boats at the Pak Man Dam in ThailandInternational Rivers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 31, 2018 Today, International Rivers launches a new...
Swindling the Mekong: Run-of-River Hydro
Many of the existing and planned hydropower dams in the Lower Mekong Basin are referred to as ‘run-of-river’ projects. This includes the...
South Africa: National Water Act
South Africa’s National Water Act, passed just four years after the country’s first democratic election, was hailed as one of...
Norway: Protection Plan for Watercourses and Master Plan for Hydropower Development
When the water authorities issue decisions applying to a protected river system pursuant to this Act, the interest of its conservation...
New Zealand: The Power of a Lawsuit
You don’t have to change your constitution to protect a river. Often, existing legislation can be used to win permanent...
New Zealand: National Water Conservation Orders
In 1981, New Zealand recognized 16 rivers and lakes as “Outstanding” and protected them in perpetuity. When it became clear...