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Questions to Nam Ngiep 1 Power Company

The following letter was sent to Nam Ngiep 1 Power Company raising questions about the delays in confirming compensation rates, identifying and...
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Amazonian Tribes Unite to Demand Brazil Stop Hydroelectric Dams

The Munduruku, Apiaká, Kayabi and Rikbaktsa release joint statement as Brazil steps ups efforts to exploit power of the rivers...
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Peru's Mega-Dam Projects Threaten Amazon River Source and Ecosystem Collapse

This article was originally posted on Mongabay. Peru is planning a series of huge hydroelectric dams on the 1,700-kilometer (1,056-mile)...
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The World Bank and Dams Part 1: Lessons Not Learned

As it rejoins a worldwide dam boom, the World Bank claims that the major impacts that characterized its dam legacy are...
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2015 Goldman Prize River Defenders

Meet Myint Zaw and Berta Cáceres – the 2015 Goldman Prize Winners who are being honored for dedicating their lives to protecting rivers...
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Status of hydropower dams in Bhutan

Note: This page was last updated in April 2015.   Projects Commissioned Chukha HEP: The Chukha HydroElectric Project (HEP) is...
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Friends of Nature Response to MEP’s Rejection of the Xiaonanhai Project

On 30 March 2015, China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) released the Jinsha River Wudongde Hydropower Plant EIA Report Review...
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The Mekong River is Not for Sale

2015 International Day of Action for Rivers in Thailand Sunrise on the Mekong River I woke early, eager to catch...
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Clean Energy: New Study Recommends Less Hydro for East Africa

This article originally appeared in ESI-Africa.com Kenya’s Olkaria Geothermal plant East African countries must diversify their energy mix beyond hydro...