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Mphanda Nkuwa Dam, Mozambique
Although millions depend on the Zambezi River in Mozambique for their livelihoods, the Mozambique government is proposing to build a...
Merowe Dam, Sudan
The Merowe Dam in Northern Sudan is one of the world’s most destructive hydropower projects. Built on the Nile’s fourth...
The World Commission on Dams
The World Commission on Dams (WCD) established the most comprehensive guidelines for dam building. The WCD’s final report describes an...
New Players Push Development Banks Aside in the Mekong
The Mekong region has seen its share of "hydro-prospectors" set up stakes with the hopes of tapping the great river...
Lesotho Water Project
“I realize that we will be plagued by hunger because life here is mainly by the thing called pokotho, that...
Kunene River, Namibia
The Kunene River is one of just five perennial rivers in arid Namibia, and is considered a precious resource by...
Grand Inga Dam, DR Congo
Grand Inga, the world’s largest hydropower scheme, is proposed for the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),...
Bujagali Dam, Uganda
The government of Uganda, with help from the World Bank, the African Development Bank and private companies, completed the construction of...
Climate Change and Rivers
Though large hydropower projects are often presented as a “clean and green” source of energy, nothing could be further from...
South Asia
Great rivers are the cultural and economic backbone of South Asia. The Ganges, Indus and Brahmaputra have contributed to the...