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For nearly three decades, International Rivers has been at the forefront of research and communications on issues surrounding large dams and their impact on rivers and communities.

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Farewell to Patrick McCully

Appropriately, my strongest memory of Patrick McCully is from a river. Rushing down the spectacular Bujagali Falls in Uganda, our...
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Day of Action For Rivers: A Retrospective

A brief retrospective to take us forward and inspire more powerful actions in 2011. When March 14 was named the...
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Brazil Green Lights Amazon Dam Disregarding Environmental Laws and Local Opposition

New Dilma Government approves fast-track forest clearance and commencement of controversial Belo Monte construction site Brasília, Brazil (January 27, 2011)–The...
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The Tug of War Over Brazil's Belo Monte Dam

For people opposing the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam in Brazil, the blockbuster film Avatar struck a chord....
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Ethiopia's Gibe III Dam: Sowing Hunger and Conflict

Updated factsheet The Omo River is a lifeline for hundreds of thousands of indigenous people in southwest Ethiopia and northern...
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The Pandora's Box of Mekong Dams

When Zeus warned Pandora never to open the box given to her, the temptation proved too strong and Pandora forever...
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Why We Fight – Dam Injustices in Africa

This is my farewell from International Rivers, but not from the struggles for justice across Africa. Working from Cameroon over...
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Foretelling the Mekong River's Fate

Key Findings of the MRC’s Strategic Environmental Assessment on Mekong Mainstream Dams This International River’s fact-sheet is on the Mekong...
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The Xayaburi Dam

A Looming Threat to the Mekong River This International River’s fact-sheet provides information regarding the threat the planned Xayaburi Hydropower...
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Comments on the La Yesca Large Hydroelectric Dam (Mexico)

Submitted to Spanish Association for Standardisation and Certification La Yesca is a business-as-usual dam project that has already secured almost...