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Carbon Market Fundamentalism

Originally published in the Multinational Monitor The waste-pickers of Delhi may soon rank among the world’s endangered species if carbon...
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WCI Offsets Offer a Way Out for Polluters

Leonardo DiCaprio. The Rolling Stones. Now add seven western state governors and four Canadian premiers. These are the most recent...
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Dam Nation

In: Cultural Survival. The lives of indigenous Ngobe indigenous people have drastically changed as they are being forcibly relocated to...
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Panama Dam Construction Steps Up the Pace

The Ngöbe people of Panama are facing imminent destruction of their homeland as a result of Chan 75 hydroelectric dam.Cultural...
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Rip-Offsets: The Failure of the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism

The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is supposed to catalyze climate-friendly projects in low-income countries by allowing developers to generate revenue...
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Energy at What Cost? - Dam Building in the Himalayas

The Himalayas store a vast amount of water, and with their high slopes, the fast-moving rivers present a huge potential...
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Uma Oya Multipurpose Project

By Shradha Upadhayay On April 2008, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad celebrated the start of...
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Official Launch: In Hot Water

Welcome to International Rivers' climate blog! Our climate team (Barbara Haya, Patrick McCully, Payal Parekh, Ann-Kathrin Schneider and Katy Yan)...
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Lao Dams Muddying the Waters

Originally printed in Phnom Penh Post A SPATE of new hydropower projects slated for construction in southern Laos could wreak...
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Panama

In the small country of Panama, rivers descend through mountain ranges and rainforests to the tropical coastlines of the Pacific...