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Our Unique Freshwater Treasures at Risk
Salmon returning to the Elwha RiverNew York Times In the world’s largest dam removal, the Elwha and the Glines Canyon...
A Waterfight Like No Other May Be Brewing Over Asia’s Rivers | Bloomberg
Thai activists and villagers who are affected by the controversial Xayaburi dam protest with banners on the Mekong river in...
"Belo Monte: After the Flood" | A New Film About Dams in the Amazon
We are thrilled to announce the November 2016 launch of “Belo Monte: After the Flood” a new film directed by...
A Visit to the Mother River
The Mekong at Chiang KhongInternational Rivers The small town of Chiang Khong in Northern Thailand sits on the banks of...
Can the World Bank Lead by Example in Moving Away from Large Dams?
Since his election in 2012, World Bank President Jim Kim has trumpeted the Bank’s return to large hydropower including so-called...
Headwaters of the Amazon Protected!
The Marañón River.Rocky Contos The good news keeps coming from Latin America. Last week, the Peruvian government publicly declared that...
The World Bank and Dams Part 4: Behind the Times on Renewable Energy
As wind and solar power have taken off globally, the World Bank is far behind the curve in its continued...
PR | New Study Confirms Large Dams to Be a Principal Source of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Researchers from the Washington State University found that the world’s reservoirs generate 1.3 percent of all greenhouse...
Why I’m Running a Marathon for the Mekong
David Blake, currently a visiting scholar in Environmental and Urban Studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, is an expert...
Protecting the "Amazon of Europe": A Photo-Essay
We don’t usually see the words “Europe” and “Amazon” mentioned in the same sentence, and it might be hard for...