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PR – Development Banks Urged to Review Support for Mekong Dams, 10 Years After Nam Theun 2
Amsterdam/Bangkok/Manila/Prague/Tokyo – Non-governmental organizations are calling on the World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB) and European Investment Bank (EIB) to...
World Bank Pitches Mining to Drive Energy Investment in Africa
This article appears in the Spring 2015 edition of the Bretton Woods Observer In early February the World Bank launched a report...
PR – Protests continue against destructive Ilisu dam in Turkey
Batman, Turkey – Today more than 500 people have protested the destructive Ilisu Dam project in the town of Dargecit....
Dammed, Displaced and Forgotten
People displaced by the Sardar Sarovar Dam in India. International Rivers When the World Bank planned the Ruzizi II hydropower...
Position Available: China Program Coordinator
International Rivers, a global environmental NGO dedicated to protecting the world’s rivers, is seeking a Program Coordinatorfor our China Program....
The World Celebrated Rivers on March 14
The Mekong is Not for Sale. Photo by Pai Deetes/International Rivers As the International Day of Action for Rivers Coordinator...
Hydropower Sector Eyeing a Revival in India
Disclaimer: This is a minority report from the “International Conference on Hydropower for Sustainable Development”, which I attended the first...
Rainwater Harvesting Pioneer Wins International Water Prize
Rajendra Singh. Wikimedia commons Today, Sweden’s King Carl Gustav presents the highly reputed Stockholm Water Prize to rainwater harvesting pioneer Rajendra Singh....
Rainwater Harvesting Pioneer Wins International Water Prize
Rajendra Singh. Wikimedia commons Rajendra Singh is a quiet revolutionary with a wry sense of humor. By empowering poor farmers,...
Mounting Evidence of Corruption in the Brazilian Dam Industry
Last Sunday, millions of citizens in dozens of cities throughout Brazil took to the streets to protest rampant corruption, erroneous...