Letter

On the occasion of the 2nd Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit held on 2 - 5 April 2014 in Ho Chi Mint City, Vietnam, Save the Mekong Coalition submitted a letter to the prime ministers of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam calling for the immediate halt to construction of the Xayaburi and Don Sahong Dams and the cancellation of all dams on the Mekong mainstream, as well as destructive tributary projects including the Lower Sesan 2 Dam in Cambodia. The letter was sent ahead of the Second Mekong River Commission Summit on April 5th, where Mekong leaders are expected to meet to discuss the ch

In January 2014, a coalition of Congolese NGOs called on the World Bank's Board of Directors to reconsider the Inga 3 Dam and its alternatives.

In December 2013, the USAID administrator announced that the US government was considering financial support for the Inga 3 Dam on the Congo River. This letter from seven US civil society groups to Secretary of State John Kerry calls on the US government not to finance the controversial project.

Consta na agenda oficial do Ministério de Minas e Energia, em sua página na internet, a previsão de realização, de uma reunião do Conselho Nacional de Política Energética (CNPE) no dia 17 deste mês. [1] O que é este conselho e o que será decidido nesta reunião? Quem vai decidir? Essas dúvidas têm razão de existir. Afinal, a grande maioria dos brasileiros provavelmente nunca ouviu falar do CNPE! Em decretos presidenciais de 2000 e 2006 - que regulamentaram a lei que criou o CNPE em 1997 - existe a previsão de participação de um representante da sociedade civil e um represent

On International Human Rights Day, December 10th, we demand JUSTICE NOW for the cases of Belo Monte, Teles Pires and Tapajós. Omission: lack of action in the fulfillment of an obligation Leniency: tolerance towards something unlawful or prohibited Photo courtesy of Xingu Vivo "We, the indigenous people of the Juruna community of Paquiçamba, are concerned with the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam because we will be without means of transportation and our livelihoods will be threatened. The decrease in the river’s flow will diminish game for hunting and bring more mosquito

Letter from four US NGOs asking the US Treasury Secretary to support renewable energy, not World Bank dams

The following letter was sent on behalf of international, regional, and national organizations to express urgent concerns over the threats, intimidation and criminalization of Indigenous Penan families protesting at the Murum Hydroelectric Dam site in Sarawak. It can be downloaded here: Human Rights Violations of Penan Indigenous Protesters at Murum Dam Site Monday 11th November, 2013 Dato’ Sri Mohammed Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak Office of the Prime Minister Main Block, Perdana Putra Building Federal Government Administrative Centre 62502 Putrajaya, MALAYSIA Via e-mail: ppm@pmo.gov.my

The following letter was sent to the Theun Hinboun Power Company from organizations based in Australia, France, Norway, the Netherlands and the USA calling for the formation of an independent monitoring body in compliance with guidelines outlined by the World Commission on Dams. August 23rd, 2013 Robert Allen Jr. General Manager Theun-Hinboun Power Company Ltd. P.O. Box 3382 Vientiane, Lao PDR Re: Formation of the Panel of Experts for the Theun Hinboun Expansion Project Dear Mr. Allen, We are writing to follow up on the question of the formation of the panel of experts for the Theun Hinboun

Response by the World Bank to the NGO letter of May 15, 2013, raising concerns and asking questions about the World Bank's renewed support for mega-dams in Africa.

In May 2013, civil society organization and networks from Africa, Europe and the United States sent a letter to World Bank President Jim Kim expressing concerns about the Bank's planned return to funding mega-dams in Africa.