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Request for Mainstream Dam's Environmental Impact Assessments to Lao Government

 Given the rapid progress of the Xayabuti Dam and Don Sahong Dam in Lao PDR, International Rivers wrote a letter...
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Ethiopia Aims to Turn Itself Into a Regional Energy Giant

Originally published in Le Monde and Guardian Weekly Ethiopia's government has set itself an ambitious target: in just a few...
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Gazing into the CDM Crystal Ball

The latest Clean Development Mechanism Executive Board meeting ended right after a new World Bank report was published saying that...
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Up to Old Tricks, Eletrobras Aims to Divide Indigenous Tribes

International Rivers received a statement a few days ago from Brazilian indigenous federation COIAB illustrating how Eletrobras' state-owned company Eletronorte...
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Better Options Assessment in Kenya

From June 2010 World Rivers Review The Government of Kenya learned about the unreliability of hydropower the hard way. In...
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Doing Dams Right: The WCD in Practice

From June 2010 World Rivers Review In the 10 years since the World Commission on Dams (WCD) released its landmark...
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China’s Influence on Global Dam Standards: A Race to the Bottom?

From June 2010 World Rivers Review     In 1999, a Sudanese government delegation traveled around the world to raise funds for...
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A Scorecard is Not a Standard

From June 2010 World Rivers Review    The Hydro Industry’s Latest Attempt to Greenwash Dams The International Hydropower Association most likely...
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Canada’s Hydro Partnerships No Panacea for First Nations

From June 2010 World Rivers Review     Canada’s rivers have been under assault for decades. Rampant dam building since the 1940s...
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Interview: Time for a New Dialogue on Dams

From June 2010 World Rivers Review John Dore, Dipak Gyawali and Deborah Moore are experts on dams and the environment,...