Statement - Declaration

Resposta das organizações do Movimento Xingu Vivo para Sempre ao Sr. Ministro Edison Lobão e suas "Forças Demoníacas"

Friday, October 2, 2009
Da coordenação do Movimento Xingu Vivo para Sempre O Rio Xingu é um símbolo da diversidade biológica e cultural brasileira. Ao longo de seus 2,7 mil quilômetros, ele corta o Mato Grosso e atravessa o Pará até desembocar no rio Amazonas, formando uma bacia hidrográfica de 51,1 milhões de hectares (o dobro do território do Estado de São Paulo). Mais da metade de seu território é formada por áreas protegidas. São 27 milhões de hectares de alta prioridade para a conservação da biodiversidade, abrigando 30 Terras Indígenas, 24 povos com 24 diferentes línguas e 8 Unidades de Con

Call on Merowe Dam

Monday, May 18, 2009
A National, Regional, and International Call To obviate the Ominous Hazards of Mirwi Dam   The Political Corporation for Crisis Management, the People Committee for resisting Kajbar Dam, the Nubian Corporation for Development and the Resistance of Dal Dam, the Executive Committee of Manasir People affected by Mirwi Dam, the Executive Committee of Amri People affected by Mirwi Dam, the Provisional Committee for resisting Mugrat Dam, the Provisional Committee for resisting Dagash Dam, the Provisional Committee for resisting al-Shireik Dam   THE CALL Khartoum 18/5/2009 The situation i

Civil Society Declaration of the Bas Congo Stakeholder's Workshop

Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Learn more about the Bas-Congo Provincial Stakeholders' Workshop 10-12 Nov 2008 FINAL DECLARATION We, members of the Natural Resources Network of the civil society of Bas-Congo joined together in this workshop organized by the NGO CEPECO in Matadi from 10 to 12 November 2008 in conference room at “Petit Jardin” around the topic, Provincial workshop on the development of the Inga Site as seen by the Civil Society of Bas-Congo, declare the following: The Inga dam contributes very little to the socio-economic development of the Bas-Congo province characterized by a very poo

Organizaciones Campesinas e Indígenas Contra Megarepresas en el Río Madera

Friday, April 3, 2009
El Bloque de Organizaciones Campesinas e Indígenas del Norte Amazónico (BOCINAB) se reunió en el departamento de Beni para definir acciones que impidan al gobierno brasileño continuar con la construcción de una represa en la frontera con Bolivia. Denuncian que este emprendimiento afectaría el modo de vida de las poblaciones de la región. Y afirman que el Gobierno boliviano no cumplió el derecho a la consulta a las comunidades que podrían ser afectadas "irreversiblemente". El Bloque de Organizaciones Campesinas e Indígenas del Norte Amazónico (BOCINAB), que aglutina a la Central Ind

Pronunciamiento de los Ashaninka del rio Ene sobre la Hidroelectrica de Pakitzapango

Site of proposed Paquitzapango Dam, Ene River, Peru
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Site of proposed Paquitzapango Dam, Ene River, Peru Jonathan McLeod Las comunidades Ashaninka de la Cuenca del Río Ene de los Distritos del Río Tambo y Pangoa, Provincia de Satipo, Región de Junín, reunidos en su XIII Congreso Ordinario en la Comunidad Nativa de Pichiquia, anexo de Meteni (distrito de Río Tambo), los días 24, 25 y 26 de abril del 2009, para debatir la amenaza del Proyecto de la construcción de la Represa Hidroeléctrica Pakitzapango, manifestamos lo siguiente. Considerando que:Nuestra historia está llena de constantes abusos: fuimos esclavizados en la época del cauch

Declaration by the Ashaninka Communities of the Ene Valley on Pakitzapango Dam

Site of proposed Paquitzapango Dam, Ene River, Peru
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Site of proposed Paquitzapango Dam, Ene River, Peru Jonathan McLeod The Ashaninka communities of the Ene Valley, in the districts of Rio Tambo and Pango, Province of Satipo, Junin, Peru, gathered together to celebrate the XIII ordinary Congress of their representative organisation, Central Ashaninka del Rio Ene (CARE), in the community of Pichiquia on the 24th-26th of April 2009 in order to debate the threat of the current project for the construction of the Pakitzapango hydroelectric dam, declare the following: Considering that: Our history is one of constant abuse: we were enslaved during t

Documento do II Seminário Sobre as Hidrelétricas na Bacia do Rio Tapajós

Communities Meet in Itaituba to Discuss Planned Tapajós River Dams
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Communities Meet in Itaituba to Discuss Planned Tapajós River Dams Glenn Switkes, International Rivers Documento do II Seminário de Debates Sobre o Projeto Governamental das Hidrelétricas na Bacia do Tapajós CARTA ABERTA ÀS AUTORIDADES E À POPULAÇÃO BRASILEIRA Frente aos planos governamentais, nacionais e internacionais, de destruição dos povos, meio ambiente e do próprio Rio Tapajós, não vamos continuar passivos. O governo brasileiro NÃO TEM O DIREITO de violentar nossa dignidade, criando hidrelétricas sem dialogar com as populações que sofrerão os impactos negativos

Document of II Seminar on Hydroelectric Dams in the Tapajós River Basin

Communities Meet in Itaituba to Discuss Planned Tapajós River Dams
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Communities Meet in Itaituba to Discuss Planned Tapajós River Dams Glenn Switkes, International Rivers Document of the II Seminar Debating the Plans for Hydroelectric Dams in the Tapajós River Basin OPEN LETTER TO AUTHORITIES AND TO THE BRAZILIAN PUBLIC Facing the plans of the Brazilian government and others for destroying the peoples, environment, and the Tapajós River itself, we are not going to remain passive. Our government DOES NOT HAVE THE RIGHT to violate our dignity, building hydroelectric dams without prior discussion with those who would suffer their negative impacts

Burma Rivers Network: Statement on International Day of Action for Rivers, Water, and Life

Saturday, March 14, 2009
Free Burma’s Rivers, and Free Burma On this International Day of Action for Rivers, Burma Rivers Network calls on neighboring countries, dam builders, and international financial institutions to recognize the experience of dam-affected peoples in Burma. Dam projects should be put on hold until affected people are given opportunities to fully participate in project decisions, and energy planning is transparent and taken into consideration alternatives to dams. We stand and say: Free Burma’s Rivers, and Free Burma. Twenty-one large dams are currently being planned, constructed, and financed

Critique of the HSAF Approach

In March 2009, International Rivers published a critique of the interim report which the Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Forum (HSAF) produced in January 2009. International Rivers found that the HSAF's proposed approach falls back behind important standards and policies on dam building, and would disenfranchise dam-affected people.

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