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Ethiopia's Gibe III Dam Endangers Kenya’s Lake Turkana

From March 2009 World Rivers Review Lake Turkana is a miraculous anomaly of life-giving water in a parched and unforgiving...
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The Power of Negawatts: Energy Efficiency

Reducing the impact of our use of energy is one of the key technical, political, and even moral challenges facing...
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US Congress Nixes Funding for World Bank Coal Fund

A succession of good news on climate from Washington last week. Obama's proposed budget includes a carbon cap with full...
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African Development Bank Pipeline: Projects to Watch

Some proposed African Development Bank dam projects, and a selection of other proposed energy and water projects, excerpted from the...
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If You Can't Stand the Heat...

An interesting exchange recently took place here in Brazil regarding emissions of greenhouse gases, including methane from hydroelectric dams. Roberto...
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Tensions Rise Over Licensing of Dams

Read the article from Recharge Magazine on the Madeira River dams.
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Not Too Late to Take Action on March 14!

The International Day of Action for Rivers is less than three weeks away! We are anticipating a variety of exciting...
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Another Water Management is Possible

This March, Istanbul Turkey will host the 5th World Water Forum, the world's largest international event on water issues. The...
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US President says Chinese Communist Party May Not Survive Dam Burst Scandal

No, Obama didn’t just wade into the controversy over whether the disastrous 2008 Sichuan earthquake was triggered by Zipingpu Dam....
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Energy for What? And, for Whom?

The public hearing on Brazil's 2017 Energy Plan, organized by the Federal Public Attorney's office then opened the floor to...