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Potential Flooded Areas of Dams in the Magdalena River by International Rivers Explanations of Maps and Analysis Prepared by: Charles Wight[1] Of the many human-induced impacts facing rivers today, the construction of large hydroelectric dams disproportionally affects the tropics (World Commission on Dams 2000, Brandt 2000, McCully 2001). While dams are actually being removed in the global north, construction in the tropics is booming (McCully 2001, AmericanRivers.org). The Magdalena River is the largest river system in Colombia with a waters

Don Sahong Dam International Rivers

The majestic Marañón River, the source of the Amazon, descends from the high Andean Mountains, picking up waters from dozens of tributaries carving spectacular canyons until it reaches the flatlands of the Amazon. The Peruvian government calls it the country's "energy artery" as it plans to harness the river's hydropower potential by building more than 20 dams on the mainstem Marañón in order to power mining projects and export electricity to Brazil. However, the Marañón River Basin is also a unique ecosystem that supplies the vast majority of the water, sediment, nutrients, and organic

Check out the 2013 map of actions and stories, send us yours and we will add them! Every year, thousands of people around the world lift their voices on March 14 to celebrate the world's rivers and those who struggle to protect them. By acting together, we demonstrate that these issues are not merely local, but global in scope. We hope that you take action, and tell us all about it.

GIS map of proposed dams on the Nu and seismicity hot spots.

GIS map of proposed dams on the Nu River and the Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas (a UNESCO World Heritage Site).

Dam builders have begun to utilize the Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol (HSAP) to assess dam projects around the world. In some cases, dam builders may use the HSAP to give a public relations push to old, non-controversial dams, such as the Trevallyn Power Station operated by HydroTasmania in Australia. In other cases, dam builders may use the HSAP to greenwash particularly destructive dams that are under construction or close to operation, such as the Murum Dam being built by Sarawak Energy Berhad in Malaysia. This map tracks which projects are receiving unofficial or official H

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