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Introducing Our New Development Director: Meghan Wagner, CFRE

Meghan Wagner We’re pleased to announce that we’ve made a stellar addition to our leadership team: Meghan Wagner joins us...
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Lake Chad's Water Crisis | The New Yorker

This letter will appear in the New Yorker’s January 15, 2018 print edition. Lake Chad, which was once as large...
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Brazil Raises Hopes of a Retreat From New Mega-Dam Construction | The Guardian

This article originally appeared in The Guardian. Hydropower policy to be rethought in face of environmental concerns, indigenous sensitivities and...
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Brazil Announces the End of Mega-Dams in the Amazon | International Rivers Statement

Protesters in the AmazonPhoto courtesy of Amazon Watch The Brazilian government has announced it will stop building mega-dams in the...
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Is Mekong River Set to Become the New South China Sea for Regional Disputes? | South China Morning Post

This article originally appeared in the South China Morning Post. The Beijing-led Lancang-Mekong Cooperation mechanism was set up to help...
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Podcast: Oh Dam! Pumping Sustainability Into Chinese Hydropower Investments | Environment China

Environment China is a new bi-weekly podcast from the Beijing Energy Network. The show features conversations with advocates, entrepreneurs, and...
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Press Release | Era of Mega Hydropower in Brazilian Amazon Appears to Be Over

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 4, 2018 Statements by Brazilian Officials Indicate Major Shift in Policy The era of mega-dams in the...
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Excerpt From "Replenish: The Virtuous Cycle of Water and Prosperity" by Sandra Postel

From Replenish: The Virtuous Cycle of Water and ProsperityBy Sandra PostelIsland Press 2017www.islandpress.org/book/replenish  Excerpted from “Water Everywhere and Nowhere,” Chapter...
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Dams and Child Rights in the Mekong: Campaigning Across Borders

Mueda Nawanat As a young public interest lawyer working to secure the rights of stateless children, Mueda Nawanat is constantly on the...
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Year in Review: 2017

Celebrating Loy Krathong in Lumpini Park, Bangkok, Thailand.Robertpollai via Wikimedia Commons In 2017, events moved at a breakneck speed. It...
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