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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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Ruined Rivers, Damaged Lives

The Impacts of the Theun-Hinboun Hydropower Project on Downstream Communities in Lao PDR This report, commissioned by FIVAS, a Norwegian...
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Norway in Laos: Ruining Rivers, Damaging Lives

Norway’s state-owned power utility, Statkraft, has ruined the ecology of two rivers in Laos and the livelihoods of 30,000 people,...
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Suez, Endesa to bid on $5 billion Brazil Amazon dam

French utility company Suez, Spain’s Endesa and banks including Santander filed to bid for a major electricity project in Brazil’s...
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National Drainage Program

For five decades, the World Bank has shaped Pakistan’s approach to irrigation and spent billions on the construction of canals...
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Letter to World Bank Executive Directors on the Implementation of the NDP Action Plan

This letter from NDP Inspection Panel requesters and civil society organisations in Pakistan and internationally asks World Bank Executive Directors...
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Laos plans a water-powered future

Article from BBC NEWS Online For an Asian capital, Vientiane in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic is a sleepy place....
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BBC World Service on Nam Theun 2: "Laos Plans A Water Powered Future"

Listen to two stories about the implications of Nam Theun 2 for local people and a critique of the project...
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Chinese Dam Projects Criticized for Their Human Cost

The New York Times Choking on GrowthThis is the fourth in a series of articles and multimedia examining the human...
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A 2007 Review of the Don Sahong Dam's Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report

A 2007 Review of the Don Sahong Dam’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report carried out by the Mekong River Commission...
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China Banks on Hydropower to Cut Emissions, but at Huge Human Cost

Originally published in the International Herald Tribune JIANMIN VILLAGE, China: Last year, Chinese officials celebrated the completion of the Three...