International Rivers in the Media
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Wednesday, March 28, 2018
In 1981, New Zealand recognized 16 rivers and lakes as “Outstanding” and protected them in perpetuity.
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Monday, March 26, 2018
Costa Rican voters passed a resolution to protect the wild Pacuare River; a few years later, the government instituted a revolutionary wetlands policy.
Article
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Monday, March 26, 2018
Colombia's Constitutional Court recognizes the Atrato River's rights to “protection, conservation, maintenance and restoration,” thanks to an inspiring – and successful – lawsuit.
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Monday, March 26, 2018
A voluntary system of river protection that has been used to protect not only Canadian but also transboundary rivers.
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Monday, March 26, 2018
When the Salto Grande Dam on Argentina's Uruguay River flooded out the city of Federación, locals knew they needed to take action to protect themselves and their rivers. And they did.
Article
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Monday, March 26, 2018
The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act was a groundbreaking piece of legislation that helped halt the wholesale destruction of wild rivers in the American West.
In the Media
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Thursday, March 8, 2018
The proposal to dam the tributaries worries many who work in the field. This includes women, whose concerns are often overlooked. The impacts of hydropower and other large infrastructure...
In the Media
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Wednesday, March 7, 2018
A recent trip to the Mekong Basin reminds us that women's voices must be central to decision-making on hydropower, and in broader energy planning for Thailand and the region.
In the Media
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Wednesday, March 7, 2018
The World Bank is poised to decide whether to refinance loans on a Ugandan dam despite criticism from the bank’s own watchdog that workers’ rights were violated on the project.
In the Media
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Wednesday, February 21, 2018
The World Bank is considering refinancing the controversial Bujagali hydropower project in Uganda despite serious concerns from civil society groups and the bank’s own watchdogs.
In the Media
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Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Laos' communist government says it needs the controversial Don Sahong Dam to improve its economy. But many argue that not enough research has been done.
In the Media
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Wednesday, February 7, 2018
“I had tears in my eyes when I saw my flooded home and village. Every time I think about my life before our village was flooded, I long to go back to that time.”
In the Media
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Wednesday, February 7, 2018
From Portland to Paris, Los Angeles to London, cities around the world are rejuvenating their waterways.
In the Media, Press Release
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Thursday, February 1, 2018
Srekor village in Stung Treng, Cambodia, has now been fully submerged by the rising floodwaters of the Lower Sesan 2 Dam. The village remains only in name.
In the Media
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Sunday, January 21, 2018
Brazil has shelved plans to build more mammoth Amazon hydropower dams, and the country will reassess their costs and environmental impacts.
In the Media, Statement - Declaration
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Tuesday, January 23, 2018
We, Thai Mekong People’s Network from Eight Provinces, declare our position from the Dialogue with Datang (Lao) Pak Beng Hydropower Co. Ltd.. We demand an integrated assessment of the...
In the Media
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Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Leaders of the six riparian countries of the Lancang-Mekong, namely China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, are to meet Wednesday and Thursday in Phnom Penh for the 2nd...
In the Media
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Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Last month, the New Yorker detailed the escalating humanitarian crisis near Central Africa's Lake Chad. The author neglected to mention one major cause of the instability: dams and...
In the Media
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Thursday, January 4, 2018
After swathes of forest clearance, millions of tonnes of concrete and decades of hydro-expansion, Brazil has raised hopes that it may finally step back from the construction of new mega-...
In the Media
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Wednesday, January 3, 2018
Environment China is a new bi-weekly podcast from the Beijing Energy Network. The show features conversations with advocates, entrepreneurs, and experts working in the environmental field...
In the Media
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Wednesday, January 3, 2018
As state leaders prepare to finalize a five-year development plan for the Mekong River at a meeting in Cambodia later this month, environmental groups have expressed concern over what it...
Article
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Wednesday, January 3, 2018
From Replenish: The Virtuous Cycle of Water and Prosperity By Sandra Postel Island Press 2017 www.islandpress.org/book/replenish Excerpted from "Water Everywhere and Nowhere," Chapter 1...
In the Media
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Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Read the article and see the photo essay our Southeast Asia team contributed to Human Rights Defender magazine in April 2017.
In the Media
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Monday, November 20, 2017
This article originally appeared in Mongabay. The Irrawaddy dolphin. Stefan Brending (2eight) via Wikimedia Commons Now critically endangered, the last of the Irrawaddy dolphins (...
In the Media
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Monday, November 13, 2017
Damming rivers may seem like a clean and easy solution for Albania and other energy-hungry countries. But the devil is in the details.
In the Media
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Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Thailand's Supreme Administrative Court has agreed to hear a lawsuit about the transboundary impacts of the proposed Pak Beng Dam in Laos. Will it be enough to save villagers fighting the...
In the Media
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Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Some forms of "green energy" can be dangerous. It's time to focus on restoration and resilience — not hydropower.
In the Media
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Monday, November 6, 2017
Environmentalists have pledged not to lower their guard against attempts to clear rapids on the Mekong River for better shipping navigation.
In the Media
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Tuesday, October 24, 2017
The planned Sambor Dam threatens fish populations and food security in the Lower Mekong River basin, where child malnutrition is endemic and the river keeps poverty and hunger at bay for...
In the Media
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Thursday, September 21, 2017
A review of Thailand's energy plans reveals an abundant electricity supply that vastly exceeds demand. So in the midst of this energy glut, why are we pushing hard to build more problematic...
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