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By Riam Firouz
On June 11, 2007, the
government of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh closed the gates of the
Omkareshwar Dam in the Narmada Valley, flooding dozens of villages,...
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Thursday, June 1, 2006
Schemes for Dozens of Dams on Tributaries Would Choke River, Stifle OppositionWorld Rivers Review, June 2006 The Amazon River, whose tributaries are formed in the Peruvian Andes, flows over...
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Wednesday, October 24, 2007
The following is from the just-published book about the Three Gorges Dam, The River Dragon Has Come , edited by Dai Qing. The book's dozen essays describe the many awesome social and...
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Saturday, March 19, 2005
New York Times article on the impacts of China’s Upper Mekong dams on people living downstream along the Mekong River
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Saturday, September 10, 2005
The Three Gorges Dam has been dogged by controversy ever since it was mooted but the deadliest risk has barely been acknowledged. Discusses potential human health and environmental impacts...
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Saturday, February 25, 2006
The Three Gorges Dam is already threatening one of the world's biggest fisheries in the East China Sea.
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Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Tidal wetlands on the Yangtze delta near Shanghai are in danger of disappearing because of sediment trapped in the Three Gorges Dam.
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Friday, March 17, 2006
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Wednesday, May 3, 2006
Sichuan Geologist Fan Xiao Travels to the Three Gorges reservoir area, and reports on aspects of the project that continue to trouble Chinese experts. Published in Chinese National...
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Article from AFP An environmental group appealed Tuesday to the Chinese government and a number of Chinese enterprises to stop work on a dam project in Myanmar that threatens to block one...
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Monday, October 22, 2007
Five years ago, on November 16, 2000, Nelson Mandela, the Prince of Orange, the President of the World Bank and other luminaries launched the report of the World Commission on Dams (WCD)...
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Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Durante las
últimas semanas, el gobierno brasileño se ha dado la difícil tarea de
construir presas hidroeléctricas gigantescas en el río Amazonas. El
proyecto coloca al presidente Luiz...
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Tuesday, June 12, 2007
In recent weeks, the Brazilian government has turned to the difficult task of building giant hydroelectric dams in the Amazon River. The project presents President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva...
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Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Nas últimas semanas, a atenção do governo brasileiro voltou-se para a difícil tarefa de construir gigantescas barragens hidroelétricas no bacia do rio Amazonas. O projeto apresenta ao...
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Saturday, October 20, 2007
Al Jazeera International TV news story on Nam Theun 2, featuring an interview with International Rivers' Carl Middleton.
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Monday, September 17, 2007
From September 2007 World Rivers Review China’s Charm Offensive in Southeast Asia Bodes Ill for Mekong Basin RiversKampot province in Southern Cambodia is a sleepy coastal region...
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Saturday, September 1, 2007
From September 2007 World Rivers Review
China is home to thousands of dams, including what is probably the world’s most notorious, the Three Gorges Dam. This project’s gigantism is the...
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Saturday, April 1, 2006
Communities who would be impacted by the proposed La Parota Dam on the Papagayo River in the State of Guerrero, Mexico have met political persecution of their leaders, threats, and police...
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Tuesday, August 1, 2006
World Rivers Review, Aug. 2006
Midway between Kinshasa and the Atlantic coast lies what energy developers see as a panacea for Africa. With an estimated hydropower potential of 40,000...
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Tuesday, August 15, 2006
World Rivers Review, August 2006 It is cooking time in Bansoa, and rush-hour for Mrs. Tagme at her corn mill and cassava grater. She offers her services to other women in the small village...
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Monday, August 15, 2005
World Rivers Review, October/December 2005
Five years ago, the World Commission on Dams – on which I served as
one of 12 commissioners – culminated with the release of our report, Dams...
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Thursday, December 15, 2005
Energy Efficiency is Cheaper, Cleaner, Smarter than Other Options, Say Experts
World Rivers Review, October/December 2005
“I believe the world needs only half as many new power plants...
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Saturday, June 15, 2002
When the difficulty
Of the mountains is once behind
That's when you'll see
The difficulty of the plains will start.
-Bertholt Brecht
Five years ago, former South African...
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Monday, August 15, 2005
Record-Breaking Dam Building Boom Could Make Free-Flowing Rivers an Endangered Species
World Rivers Review, August 2005
For 20 years, International Rivers has focused a bright light...
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Friday, December 1, 2006
A sea change is needed to get solar power widely distributed in Africa. An article by a solar expert in Kenya, from World Rivers Review, December 2006. Mark Hankins I was struck recently...
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Monday, October 15, 2007
WRR is the foremost international publication devoted to river issues and appropriate freshwater management. We welcome submissions from activists, academics, journalists, project–affected...
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Friday, August 1, 2003
At a time when the Burmese military regime has come under increasing international pressure following a violent attack on pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her supporters, the Asian...
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Thursday, June 30, 2005
Opinion piece by Dr. Chris Greacen published in the Bangkok Post that outlines why the Mekong Power Grid is risky for electricity consumers in the region. Electricity rate payers in the...
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Wednesday, December 1, 2004
Nearly 100 delegates representing government, the private sector, NGOs, affected communities, utilities and others came together on October 13–14 for the fourth and final forum of the...
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Thursday, October 11, 2007
From September 2007 World Rivers Review
Country's Economic Expansion Adds to Pressure on World's Rivers
On August 27,
Miloon Kothari, the UN Special Rapporteur on Housing...
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