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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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Environmental License for Belo Monte Dam Condemned

World's Third Largest Dam Project Would Devastate Vast Area of Amazon Rainforest Environmentalists, indigenous people, and social movements in Brazil...
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The Avatar Sequel: Damming Pandora

March 30, 2164. – I have spent a lot of time on Pandora lately. I have explored its verdant valleys,...
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Interview with Ikal Angelei

Interview with Ikal Angelei of Friends of Lake Turkana. Ikal talks about dam development in the region and how Ethiopia...
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Defending Lake Turkana

The Gibe 3 Dam, now under construction on the Omo River in Ethiopia, is already fanning  tensions over natural resources,...
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Don't Mention the Climate Debt

I just attended an excellent report-back from the Copenhagen climate talks fiasco. The speakers included Payal Parekh, climate director from...
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Meet Carl Middleton, Mekong Program Director From 2006 - 2011

From 2006 – 2011, Carl Middleton, coordinated International Rivers’ Mekong Program to protect the Mekong River from destructive dams. Carl...
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O Banco Mundial e a Agua

Sobre o documentário: No início do século XXI, o mundo vive uma crise de água sem precedentes. Nosso bem natural...
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Greenwashing Hydropower: The Problems with Big Dams

From World Watch Magazine, Jan/Feb 2010, Volume 23, No. 1 Big dams have a serious record of social and environmental destruction,...
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Ilisu Dam

The proposed Ilisu Dam on the Tigris River in Southeastern Turkey is one of the world’s most controversial hydropower projects....
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Turkey

With 635 large dams within its borders, Turkey is one of the world’s most active dam building countries. Many of...