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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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Three Gorges Project Corp. to Use Chinese-Made Generators for Two Major Projects

Originally published in China Energy Weekly (Interfax) China Three Gorges Project Corp. (CTGPC), China's largest hydropower company, signed generator purchase...
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Grand Projects – Grand Corruption?

An excerpt from the Global Corruption Report 2008, published by Transparency International In nature, water always flows downstream. In the...
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Cambodia: Hydropower Projects Lack Transparency, Could Displace Thousands

PHNOM PENH, 27 August 2008 (IRIN) – Over the past year Phnom Penh has been considering several multi-million dollar dam...
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国际河流组织

我们的使命:保护河流并捍卫依赖河流生存的社区的权利。我们反对破坏性的水坝以及它所倡导的发展模式,促进更好的解决方案以满足人民对水、能源和防止洪水灾害的需要。 我们在寻求一个这样的世界,河流和依赖它们的生命受到尊重,人民能在生活和生计受到影响的决策中发出自己的声音。我们朝着一个这样的目标努力,每个人都有清洁的河流和能源,发展项目既不破坏自然也不损害社区。在五大洲内,我们的职员在水坝、能源、水利政策、气候变化和国际金融机构方面都具有专业知识。我们有一个全球网络共同工作,有受大坝影响的人民、环境保护者、人权主义者以及致力于反对破坏性河流工程并促进更佳替代方案的专家。 我们的一个主要运动就是"中国国内项目",这个项目监测中国主要的水电工程并评估参与这些工程的中国金融机构和建设单位的社会和环境责任。更多有关目前项目的信息,请参见"中国国内项目"。 近年来,中国的银行和公司参与了37个国家的97个大型水坝的建设,尤其是在非洲和东南亚地区。中国金融机构经常向被传统大坝资金提供者,例如世界银行拒绝的项目提供资金。这些项目损害了当地的社区和他们所依赖的自然资源。更多关于这些中国公司和工程的资料,请阅读"中国的国际角色"网页。 我们出版的研究成果,许多是中英文双语的,下面是和大坝相关的中文资料: River Keepers Handbook – Chinese (河流保护者手册) 世界水坝委员会(WCD)公民手册: 这本手册是协助当局利用WCD报告书,建构出一个完整的水库工程决策法规。… 中国在非洲基础建设投资中的角色: 中国已经成为非洲基础建设项目的主要投资者。中国进出口银行,这个国家的官方信 贷机构,已经批准了65 亿向非洲的贷款,其中大部分都是基础设施投资。… 中国在非洲的环境足迹: 伴随着涉足非洲的经济,中国快速扩大了在非洲的环境足迹。中国对非洲战略的一个重要目标在于,开发迄今尚未得到的资源。… 我们都是中国人:...
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Our Backyard: The Klamath River Needs Your Help

Typically we keep our focus on rivers outside the U.S., but on Septemeber 18 we'll see an important action happening...
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Earthquake Raises Concerns Over Mega Dams

Originally published in The Irrawaddy Frequent earthquakes in North Burma this year have raised more concern over the military government’s...
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Shweli 1 Dam

The Shweli 1 Dam, completed in late 2008, has impoverished the ethnic Palaung village of Man Tat, in Shan State,...
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Irrawaddy Myitsone Dam

In a huge success for civil society groups in Burma, China and internationally, the Burmese government on September 30, 2011,...
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Families Flooded Out by Merowe Dam Reservoir

Hundreds of families are being flooded out of their homes along the Nile in Sudan as the reservoir for the...
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Environmentalists Blast Construction License for Amazon Dam

Environmental organizations have condemned the Brazilian government´s approval of a license for construction of Santo Antonio Dam, on the Madeira...