International Rivers in the Media
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In the Media
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Wednesday, August 5, 2020
São Paulo and Brasilia - More than 60 civil society organizations and networks, including International Rivers, delivered this Thursday (August 6) to members of the Brazilian Congress...
In the Media, Statement - Declaration
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Tuesday, June 2, 2020
On 11 May, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) announced that the proposed Sanakham hydropower project in Laos will undergo the MRC’s Prior Consultation process.[1] Sanakham is the sixth...
In the Media, Press Release
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Wednesday, April 29, 2020
April 30, 2020 – Today, International Rivers joined 265 civil society groups around the world in calling upon the Chinese government to ensure that COVID-19 related financial relief for...
In the Media
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Thursday, December 12, 2019
Document signed by over 100 civil society organizations and endorsed by members of Congress sharply criticizes Bolsonaro government, calls for concrete steps to halt forest destruction...
Press Release | World's largest hydro companies persist in failing the environment, community rights
In the Media
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Monday, December 9, 2019
New report, entitled "Watered Down," shows Chinese corporations dominate hydro industry, fall short of meeting accepted international standards.
In the Media
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Friday, October 4, 2019
Refugees in Namtu township and Hsipaw township. Myat Moe Thu/The Myanmar Times This article originally appeared in The Myanmar Times The International Finance Corporation’s Vikram Kumar...
In the Media
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Sunday, August 25, 2019
AUGUST 26, 2019: Renowned indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire of the Kayapó people delivered to French President Emmanuel Macron today a joint statement signed by 62 Brazilian civil society...
In the Media
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Monday, August 26, 2019
This article originally appeared in The Guardian. By: Julian Borger in Biarritz, and Jonathan Watts, global environment editor The G7 countries have agreed to an immediate $20m (£16m) aid...
In the Media, Press Release
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Tuesday, July 23, 2019
One year after the devastating collapse of saddle dam D of the Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy hydropower project in southern Laos, none of the entities backing and profiting from the project have been...
In the Media, Statement - Declaration
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Tuesday, June 18, 2019
On the occasion of the visit of African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), International Rivers calls on the institution to...
In the Media
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Monday, June 10, 2019
Last month, the New York Times ran a piece of propaganda and misinformation masquerading as news. The piece was entitled “Employment on Hydropower Project in Laos Delivers Better Lives,”...
In the Media, Press Release
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Thursday, May 23, 2019
“The Mekong River is a river of life, not a commercial river” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mr. Niwat Roykaew, founder of the Rak Chiang Khong Group in northern Thailand, has shared a letter...
In the Media
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Tuesday, May 21, 2019
The hydropower industry is on a desperate quest to recast itself as a green energy source for the future. It would be laughable if it didn’t actually run the risk of succeeding.
In the Media
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Monday, May 20, 2019
Protests Challenge Hydropower Companies at Global Event in Paris Civil society organizations denounce corporate attempts to label hydroelectric dams as “green energy”, citing human rights...
In the Media
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Thursday, March 7, 2019
Women harvest kai on the Mekong. Pai Deetes | International Rivers This article originally appeared in Asia Times. Usually at this time of year during the dry season in northern Thailand,...
In the Media, Press Release
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Wednesday, April 3, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today, International Rivers releases a new factsheet, Tragic Trade-Offs: The MRC Council Study and the Impacts of Hydropower Development on the Mekong. The...
In the Media
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Thursday, January 3, 2019
Fishery in the Mekong River could be affected by the navigation project This article originally appeared in The Nation. Mekong’s future remains uncertain as Thailand lights fuse on...
In the Media
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Wednesday, November 7, 2018
International Rivers. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oakland, CA: International Rivers is pleased to announce a new partnership with the UK-based Arcadia Fund – a charitable fund of Lisbet...
In the Media, Press Release
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Wednesday, October 17, 2018
The Congo River International Rivers On October 16, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government announced a 14 billion USD joint and exclusive development agreement with a...
In the Media
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Friday, August 17, 2018
The contentious Xayaburi Dam on the Mekong. Laos should give greater consideration of how hydropower affects communities living in and around dam sites and reservoirs. File photo Bangkok...
In the Media
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Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Today, a coalition of organizations submitted an amicus brief to the Constitutional Court of Colombia calling for recognition of the rights of the Anchicayá River, which flows through the...
In the Media, Press Release
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Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Today, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee took the decision to officially inscribe Lake Turkana as a World Heritage site “in danger” because of severe impacts caused by the Gibe 3 Dam,...
In the Media
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Tuesday, June 19, 2018
In January, the World Bank announced in a statement that the Nam Theun 2 Environmental and Social and Project (ESP) had closed on 31 December 2017. The ESP, a component of the USD 1.3...
In the Media, Press Release
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Friday, June 15, 2018
The Mekong at Pak Lay International Rivers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 15 June 2018 The Mekong River Commission (MRC) announced yesterday that Laos has formally notified the Commission of its...
In the Media, Press Release
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Friday, April 27, 2018
Today, a coalition of organizations launch a campaign to establish rights of nature in Serbia. The goal is to permanently protect sensitive Balkan ecosystems, including from threats of...
In the Media
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Tuesday, April 24, 2018
The Tapanuli orangutan was just discovered. Now a dam built by a Chinese state-run company might wipe this species off the face of the earth.
In the Media
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Monday, April 9, 2018
National and international groups are condemning the Brazilian government and dam builders for acts of intimidation against indigenous groups in the Amazon.
Article
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Wednesday, March 28, 2018
South Africa's extremely progressive water policy has yet to reach its full potential.
Article
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Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Between 1973 and 1993, Norway adopted four plans to protect high-value rivers from hydropower development.
Article
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Wednesday, March 28, 2018
New Zealand's Whanganui River won personhood status in 2017, after more than 160 years of lawsuits.
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