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Dam Project Threatens a Way of Life in Peru
Originally published in The New York Times BOCA SANIBENI, Peru — Along the murky waters of the Ene River, in...
Rare Species of Snub-Nosed Monkey Found in China’s Nu River Valley
Snub-nosed monkeysPhoto: green.sina.com Scientists at the Kunming Institute of Zoology have discovered the world’s fifth species of snub-nosed monkey in...
Infrastructure for Whom?
This report by International Rivers challenges the top-down approach to infrastructure projects promoted by the World Bank and the powerful...
An Assessment of Dams in NE India Seeking Carbon Credits from Clean Development Mechanism
Feburary 2012 An Assessment of Dams in India’s North East seeking Carbon Credits from Clean Development Mechanism of the UN...
Comments on Grid Interconnection Methodology Between Kenya and Ethiopia
Dear Methodology Panel members, As an expert reviewer for two previous versions of this methodology I recommend that those methodologies...
Amid Brazil’s Rush to Develop, Workers Resist
JACI PARANÁ, Brazil — The revolt here on the banks of the Madeira River, the Amazon’s largest tributary, flared after sunset....
May Day for Rivers
At the source of the uMngeni, photo by DUCT “May Day” is an international distress signal for ships at sea....
Belo Monte Insurer Dropped from Sustainability Index
The humongous risks and costs in constructing the Belo Monte Dam in the middle of the Amazon are beginning to...
Lori Pottinger Interviewed about Ethiopian Dam Building
An interview conducted with Lori Pottinger in Washington, D.C. on May 1, 2012 about the impacts of dam building in...
Worker Revolts Delay Mega-Projects in Brazil
Originally published at IPS News/TerraViva. PORTO VELHO, Brazil, Apr 25, 2012 (IPS) – In Grenoble, France, there is a 40-metre-long...