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El inventario de proyectos de infraestructura es la primera etapa del proyecto "Integración de la Infraestructura y la Conservación de la Biodiversidad en Mesoamérica". El objetivo principal de este inventario es documentar los proyectos de infraestructura que han sido propuestos en los nueve estados del sureste de México (Campeche, Chiapas, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Puebla, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Vera Cruz y Yucatán), Guatemala, Belice, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica y Panamá; para sentar una base de discusión de proyectos. Informe preparado por Conservation Strategy Fund.

F.C. Oweyegha–Afunaduula, F.C. Deputy Coordinator, Save Bujagali Crusade (SBC) & Secretary, National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE)Contact Information Paper for the International Workshop on the Launching of the World Commission on Dams (WCD) Report "Dams and Development: A New Framework for Decision–Making" in Uganda organised by the National Association of Professional Environmentalists (NAPE) under the Theme "Making WCD Guidelines work in Uganda", and held at Hotel Africana Kampala, Uganda, on the 19th October, 2004. Read some

With this comment, International Rivers wants to draw attention to the extraordinary findings of the Inspection Panel in relation to the National Drainage Program (NDP) Project and the attempts of the World Bank Management to cover up the violation of six of its own binding policies. The World Bank’s lack of environmental and social due diligence has inflicted considerable harm upon thousands of people, their livelihoods and crucial ecosystems in Southern Pakistan.

Financing Dams in India In 2003, the Government of India proposed to double the current electricity generation in the country, proposing 162 new Hydroelectric Projects. The government endowed India’s National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) with the largest number of projects. This briefing paper informs about the risks of doing business with NHPC. NHPC has repeatedly violated national and international standards and regulations for dam building. This has resulted in cost and time overruns, social and environmental negligence, security concerns, widespread public opposition, human

Is it hydropower or Hydra power? In ancient Greece, a nine-headed snake called Hydra lived in the marshes of Lerna. She was the daughter of a giant and a nymph, and the sister of Sphynx, Cerberos, and Chimaera. Again and again, Hydra ravaged the fields, destroyed the crops and devoured the cattle of the local farmers. At last, King Eurystheus asked the Greek hero Herakles to bring Hydra’s reign of terror to an end. A horrible battle unfolded in the marshes of Lerna. Every time Herakles cut off one of the serpent’s heads, two new ones grew from the ghastly body. In the end, of course, th

In 2003, the Government of India proposed to double the current electricity generation in the country, proposing 162 new Hydroelectric Projects. The government endowed India's National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) with the largest number of projects. This Briefing Paper informs financial institutions about the risks of doing business with NHPC. By Ann Kathrin Schneider Published by: International Rivers, Delhi Forum, Banktrack, Urgewald, and South Asian Network for Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP)

This report, by hydrologist Daniel Kull, shows how a change in the hydrological regime of the White Nile, proposed as part of the development of Bujagali Dam, could harm the recovery of Lake Victoria, which has already excessive releases from two existing dams.

A Critique of the World Bank’s Country Assistance Strategy for India By Ann Kathrin Schneider, International Rivers

A fisheries expert with longtime experience studying the Nile has concluded that without additional comprehensive baseline studies, a sustainability plan for the Victoria Nile, and improved mitigation measures, the construction of Bujagali could result in significant impacts on species diversity and ecosystem services, particularly endangered fish species. Download his letter to the World Bank.