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The Sesan, Srepok and Sekong Rivers at a Crossroads
Press Release – 30 August 2012 For Immediate Release The Sesan, Srepok and Sekong Rivers at a Crossroads: Poorly...
Norway's Role in Global Hydropower
After a downturn during the 1990s, global investments in hydropower infrastructure have begun to rise. Governments and financiers have strongly...
Supreme Court Judge Overturns Suspension of Belo Monte Dam
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 29, 2012 Supreme Court Judge Overturns Suspension of Belo Monte Dam Brazilian Supreme Court Caves to...
Pöyry Responds on its Role in the Xayaburi Dam
Pöyry engineers present to a foreign government delegation (July 2012) The Xayaburi controversy has spread to Finland. Earlier this month,...
Samanalawewa leak – Engineering blunder or a blessing?
This article was originally published as a three-part series in The Island (August 26th-28th, 2012). Read: Part 1, Part 2,...
Take action for the rights of indigenous peoples threatened by Belo Monte!
This past June during the Rio+20 Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff had the nerve to talk...
Artist is Batty for Rivers
From September 2012 World Rivers Review Rio Vista elementary student performs at the Rillito River Project’s Bat Night 2012. Photo:...
Itaipú Dam Reservoir Changing Microclimates in Brazil
From September 2012 World Rivers Review When one thinks of the climate impacts of large dams in the tropics, the...
Building Local Economies with Solar
From September 2012 World Rivers Review Innovative Models Help Poor Communities Light Homes, Grow Businesses Solar is the ultimate community-owned...
Belo Monte Dam Construction Halted
Norte Energia could be liable for reparations and ecosystem restoration for works already completed Altamira, Brazil: Project developer Norte Energia,...