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Why the World Bank Shies Away From Energy Efficiency
Wikimedia Commons Decentralized renewable energy projects are highly effective at reducing energy poverty. Energy conservation and efficiency improvements are the...
Experts Reject Flooding Forests for Tipaimukh and Dibang Dams
(UPDATE: In April 2014 a second attempt to get forest clearance for the 3000 MW Dibang multipurpose project was rejected...
On the Radio: Solidarity in the Fight Against Turkey's Ilisu Dam
Tigris Valley Threatened by the Ilsu Free Speech Radio News’ Jacob Resneck reports on the movement to protect the Tigris...
Lancang River Dams: Threatening the Flow of the Lower Mekong
The Mekong River, known as the Lancang in China, is the heart and soul of mainland Southeast Asia. While countries...
Nepal Supreme Court Stays Indian Power Project
Originally published in The Economic Times Kusaha, Sunsari District of Nepal. By Ratan Bhandari Kathmandu: Nepal’s Supreme Court on Tuesday...
Dams Lite?
Published in World Rivers Review August 2001 Run-of-River Projects No Panacea Are huge reservoirs a thing of the past? Today,...
The Bullet That Killed Tomás Garcia
Tomás Garcia. By Colectivo Ocote Drug trafficking, organized crime, corruption and institutional dysfunction are some of the major causes of...
World Heritage Committee Decisions in 2013
Below are summaries of all the decisions made on dam-threatened World Heritage Sites that were discussed at this year’s 37th...
In the Archives: Quarterly MDB Updates
Quarterly reports from 2008 – 2012: March – August 2008 September – November 2008 December 2008 – February 2009 March...
Honoring Glenn Switkes
When I first started at International Rivers almost a year ago, I could feel the passion that staff had for...