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Cambodia’s Lower Sesan 2 Dam’s Draft Law Evades Costs and Concerns
Phnom Penh: Cambodian lawmakers are set to debate a new draft law for the controversial Lower Sesan 2 Hydropower Dam...
Power-Hungry Brazil Builds Dams, and More Dams, Across the Amazon
Construction activities are damming the Xingu river in the heart of the Amazon.Washington Post / Getty Images MUTUM PARANA, Brazil...
The Forgotten Legacy of the Banqiao Dam Collapse
Originally published in The Economic Observer Summary: In 1975, after a period of rapid dam development, a perfect storm of factors...
Jennie Dallas: The Klip River
Cleaning up the Klip River. Gauteng Canoe Union We in Johannesburg, South Africa, live in an urban environment. As river...
Planning for Dam Decommissioning as an Environmental Priority
Dams are not forever! Dams are not benign nor do they last forever! Dams have proven to be unsafe and...
Mekong Countries at Odds Over Mega-Dams
Originally published in the Fair Observer. Governments are struggling to decide whether the Mekong River should continue to feed 60...
Letter to the Developers of the Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy Dam
Mr. Yong Soo Na, Chief Executive OfficerXe-Pian Xe-Namnoy Power Company (PNPC)6th Floor, Capital Tower, Ban Nongbone, Xaysettha District, Vientiane, Lao...
Field Visit Report on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Blue Nile, site of Grand Renaissance Dam The Grand Renaissance Dam is the largest engineering project ever attempted in Ethiopia. The...
Jeff Fallen: Yangtze River Journey (Audio)
A quartet performs Jeff Fallen’s Yangtze Journey at International Rivers’ Day of Action for Rivers event on March 14, 2011....
Hydro dams could jeopardise 'Grand Canyon of the east', say green groups
Originally published in The Guardian Dams on China’s last free-flowing river could harm ecosystems, displace people, and cause catastrophic seismic...