Statement - Declaration

Save the Mekong Coalition Boycott of the Pak Lay Dam Prior Consultation Process Save the Mekong, a coalition of non-government organizations, community-based groups and concerned citizens within the Mekong region, announces our intention to boycott the Mekong River Commission’s Prior Consultation process for the proposed Pak Lay hydropower project in Laos. Pak Lay is the fourth dam on the lower Mekong mainstream.1 We refer to the recent announcement by the Joint Committee Working Group of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) identifying 8 August 2018 as the official start date for the six m

Save the Mekong Statement on the Collapse of the Xe Pian - Xe Nam Noy Hydropower Project Save the Mekong, a coalition of non-government organizations, community-based groups and concerned citizens within the Mekong region, wish to express our shock and concern at the recent collapse of the Xe Pian - Xe Nam Noy hydropower project in Laos, and our deep condolences to communities affected by this tragedy, both in southern Laos and downstream in Cambodia. The Xe Pian - Xe Nam Noy dam collapse is a disaster, but not a natural disaster; it is a disaster caused by human error on the part of the dam-

On the occasion of World Water Day, the Save the Mekong Coalition, together with civil society and community partners from Thailand, Lao PDR, Cambodia and Vietnam, make this statement to express our concern for the Mekong River and the communities our river supports. The series of eleven large hydropower dams planned on the Mekong River's lower mainstream, along with over a hundred dams planned on Mekong tributaries, pose a major threat to the ecological health and economic vitality of the region. These dams place the livelihoods and food security of millions of people at risk. We are e

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 Mekong dam cascade, including Xayaburi, Sanakham, Pak Beng and Don Sahong Dams. We support a Dialogue that builds on an evidence-based body of knowledge, and confirm our interest in an ongoing dialogue process. The 1st Dialogue between the representatives from Datang (Lao) Pak Beng Hydropower Co., Ltd. and representatives from Mekong Communities took place on 15 January 2018 at Chiang Khong, Chiang Rai, Thaila

Participants at the Public Seminar on Thai Outbound Investment International Rivers Released at the Public Seminar on Thai Outbound Investment: Follow-up Meeting on Thailand’s Commitment to United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP), organized by the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand and the Thai Extraterritorial Obligations-Watch Working Group (Thai ETO-Watch). Bangkok, Thailand - We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, represent communities affected by the Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and Ban Chaung coal mine and power plant in Myanmar

International Rivers strongly condemns the arrest of the celebrated Indian activist Medha Patkar and calls for her immediate release.

The recent high-profile killing of Berta Cáceres, a grassroots indigenous activist who successfully led opposition to the Agua Zarca Dam in Honduras, was tragic and deplorable. It was also emblematic of the increased and deadly threats faced by environmental defenders around the world. Since Berta's murder, the tragedies have continued to mount. International Rivers is deeply concerned by the murders of our close friends and partners, and by the very real and ongoing threats faced by those we work with on a daily basis. We welcome the important and timely initiative by the United Nations Spec

Public Statement 21 June 2016 View of the Salween River On the occasion of the visit to Thailand by Myanmar’s State Counsellor and prominent political leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, we, Thai civil society network and communities monitoring social and environmental issues in Thailand and Myanmar would like to draw your attention to the urgent need for a review of a number of large scale infrastructure development projects jointly proposed by our two countries with investments from Thailand. In particular, the hydropower projects on the Salween River, and the Dawei Deep Seaport and Indus

The People’s Network has closely followed proposals for hydropower development on the Salween River. We are gravely concerned about forthcoming plans to construct hydroelectric dams on the river in Myanmar, particularly those situated in the ethnic minority areas, including the Mai Tong or Mong Ton Dam, proposed for the stretch of the Salween passing through Shan State, only 70 kilometers from the border district of Chiang Dao, Chiang Mai Province.

On September 18, 2015, The Rivers Coalition of Cambodia issued a statement expressing disappointment over the approval of the concession agreement for the Don Sahong Dam. The statement reads: The approval of the concession agreement was made while the requests made by the Governments, communities of the lower Mekong and civil societies of the three countries members of Mekong River Commission (Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand) have yet to be meaningfully responded to and/or resolved, according to the Procedures for Notification, Prior Consultation and Agreement (PNPCA) for the proposed Don Sah