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Sichuan Earthquake Damages Dams, May Be Dam-Induced
The tragic Sichuan Earthquake of May 12, 2008, which killed an estimated 80,000 civilians, also damaged hundreds of dams in...
Introduction and Article "The Madeira Hydroelectric and Hidrovia project – Cornerstone of IIRSA"
Article on the history of the Madeira River complex, and the Brazilian government´s efforts to gain approval for the project,...
Amazon Tribes Fight to Keep the Xingu Alive
For five days in May, hundreds of tribal people from the far reaches of the Amazon Basin came together to...
The Great Carbon Offset Swindle: International Rivers Report Deconstructs the Scam
The Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism, the world’s biggest carbon-offset program, is utterly failing to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions....
Contentious Dam Begins Power Generation
Originally published in the South China Morning Post A new dam on the Lancang River in southern Yunnan province startedpower...
Plans for some old dams unfortunately never die
Opinion piece published in the Bangkok Post Perhaps Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej thinks it is still the 1960s. As new...
China Overseas Dams List
Salween River: Sinohydro is one of the developers for Hatgyi Dam in Burma.International Rivers This spreadsheet lists dam projects with...
Greens Demand Halt to 'Feverish' Dam Building
Scientists want review of major hydroelectric projects in unstable areas Originally published in the South China Morning Post Mainland experts,...
Damming Nigeria's Wetlands People: Communities Work Together to Restore Lives And Livelihoods
June 2008 World Rivers Review: Legacy Issue In Nigeria, floodplains and wetlands are rich sources of livelihood for millions of...
Lessons Learned on Chixoy
June 2008 World Rivers Review: Legacy Issue An interview with Elizabeth Bevington, a member of a team of 20 pro-bono...