Reports

International Rivers produces in-depth reports on a number of issues affecting the world's rivers and the people who depend on them. All of our materials are available for free, and can be downloaded from our website and reprinted without restriction. 

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Below is a complete list of our reports, sorted chronologically.

 
Making Maps that Make a Difference A citizens' guide to making and using maps for advocacy workFrom the introduction: The purpose of this guide is to introduce the power and process of mapping for communities facing... 12.18.07
Represas, Rios y Derechos: Guia de accion para las comunidades afectadas por las represas La Red Internacional de Rios creo esta guia para la accion con el fin de contribuir a fortalecer a las comunidades amenazadas por nuevas represas y compartir ideas sobre el creciente... 12.11.07
River Keepers Handbook: A Guide to Protecting Rivers and Catchments in Africa This 52-page report takes a step toward creating a broad movement of people devoted to protecting their watersheds (or "catchments") in Southern Africa. The handbook is full of information... 12.10.07
Failed Mechanism: How the CDM is Subsidizing Hydro Developers and Harming the Kyoto Protocol The Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is set to provide massive subsidies to hydropower developers while increasing greenhouse gas emissions, according to an investigation... 12.02.07
Los Guardianes de los Ríos Guia para activistas 11.27.07
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 advocacy group, exposes the mounting social and... Ruined Rivers, Damaged Lives Cover 11.23.07
IIRSA projects related to Paraguay-Paraná Hidrovia IIRSA priority projects which are linked with the Hidrovia. 11.14.07
Projetos do eixo Hidrovia Paraguai-Paraná IIRSA Projetos da IIRSA relacionados com a Hidrovia Paraguai-Paraná 11.14.07
Proyectos del eje Hidrovía Paraguay-Paraná IIRSA Definición de nuevos proyectos de IIRSA relacionados con la hidrovía Paraguay-Paraná 11.14.07
Impactos ambientais e sociais da cadeia produtiva de Alumínio na Amazônia Ferramentas para os trabalhadores, as comunidades e os ativistas 11.14.07
Tenosique: análisis económicoambiental de un proyecto hidroeléctrico en el Río Usumacinta Este estudio del Conservation Strategy Fund se centra sobre el Proyecto Hidroeléctrico Tenosique, un proyecto bilateral sobre el Río Usumacinta entre México y Guatemala antes denominado... 11.11.07
The MWRAS: Justifying large water infrastructure with transboundary impacts The Mekong Water Resources Assistance Strategy (MWRAS), proposed by the Asian Development Bank, World Bank, and Mekong River Commission promotes the construction of controversial water... 11.09.07
Planned Dams in Vietnam This report, prepared in 2001, gives a brief overview of dams likely to move forward in Vietnam. 1. SON LA Project description: Capacity: 3,600-MW, consists of 10 turbines (360-MW... 11.09.07
European Investment Bank Fails Africa and Laos Download Raising the Bar on Big Dams PDF (700 KB)This report, commissioned by CEE Bankwatch Network and written by International Rivers, details how large dams financed by the EIB have... 11.07.07
IRN technical review of Mekong Secretariat 1994 Mekong mainstream dam plan This technical review of the Mekong Secretariat's "Mekong Mainstream Run of River Hydropower" report, dated 1994, identifies serious shortcomings of the report, including a flawed... 11.06.07
From Commitment to Implementation: The Report of the World Commission on Dams After Five Years This International Rivers Report that was published in 2005, five years after the World Commission on Dams report was published. International Rivers takes stock of how the different... 11.05.07
Dams, Rivers & Rights: An Action Guide for Communities Affected by Dams (Hindi translation) The Hindi Version of the International Rivers Action Guide "Dams, Rivers and Rights" Published in New Delhi by South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People Dams, Rivers and Rights is the... The Hindi Version of the International Rivers Action Guide "Dams, Rivers and Rights" 10.29.07
Shattered Lives and Broken Promises The Unresolved Legacy of the World Bank's National Drainage Program in Pakistan - an Eyewitness Account The World Bank's Inspection Panel (IP) issued its investigation report for... 10.29.07
Carta de ONGs al Presidente de Mexico Licenciado Vicente Fox Quesada Licenciado Vicente Fox Quesada Presidente de Mexico Fax 0052-55- 55 20 71 25 Señor Presidente, Las organizaciones de derechos humanos, ambientales y comunitarias abajo firmantes... 10.29.07
Peticion ante el Tribunal Latinoamericano del Agua Petición presentada por el Consejo de Ejidos y Comunidades Opositores a la Presa La Parota ante el Tribunal Latinoamericano del Agua estableciendo la falta de consulta de parte de la... 10.29.07
Cronologia del Movimiento en Resistencia La Parota 10.29.07
China’s Role in Financing African Infrastructure As part of its going-out strategy, China is rapidly expanding its economic cooperation with Africa. China Exim Bank plays an important role in this cooperation. The policy bank is... 10.28.07
Parecer Técnico Ibama sobre o Complexo rio Madeira Opinião do equipe técnico do Ibama com recomendação de novos estudos, e rechaçando licenciamento do Complexo rio Madeira 10.28.07
Fizzy Science: Loosening the Hydro Industry's Grip on Reservoir Greenhouse Gas Emissions Research The pages of a respected climate change journal are not a place one would expect to find a bad-tempered exchange over the merits of iconic soft drinks. Yet such a disagreement -- over the... 10.28.07
Environmental Impact Assessment on the Cambodian Side of the Sesan River due to Hydropower Development in Vietnam Report prepared by SWECO Grøner for Electricty of Vietnam and presented to Cambodian government officials on July 5th 2007. The meeting was boycotted by Cambodian civil society because dam... 10.25.07
Environmental Impact Assessment on the Cambodian Side of the Srepok River due to Hydropower Development in Vietnam Report prepared by SWECO Grøner for Electricty of Vietnam. Presented at the "Stakeholder Meeting on EIA Report on Cambodian Part of Srepok River Due to Hydropower Development in Viet... 10.24.07
Report Documents Fisheries Losses on Sesan River Linked to Yali Falls Dam Through field research conducted over a one year period with local fishers, this study determines the current state of the Sesan Rivers fisheries. The study also reconstructs the status of... 10.24.07
IPCC 2007 Report. Chapter on Freshwater Resources: Impacts, Adaptation & Vulnerability 10.19.07
Hydropower Plans for the Lancang/Mekong River View a 2005 PowerPoint presentation about hydropower plans for the Lancang/Mekong River and how they feed into China’s energy markets 10.17.07
Integrated River Basin Management of the Sanaga River, Cameroon Sanaga River, Cameroon Integrated River Basin Management of the Sanaga River, Cameroon: Benefits and challenges of decentralised water management Download this report (PDF, 158KB... Sanaga River, Cameroon 10.15.07

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