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To Save a People, Stop the Sarawak Dams. This is the message of SAVE Rivers in Sarawak, Malaysia. Watch this video about the fight to preserve a people's land, their rivers, and their culture.

International Rivers' Africa Program Director Rudo Sanyanga tells a powerful story about the Tonga people of the Zambezi River. Learn more about our work and the Zambezi. Please tell us the story of you and your river through prose, poetry or artwork, in an email or by mail. We would also love to receive short videos or audio recordings of your stories. Send submissions to stories@internationalrivers.org

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The Marañon River is one of the most important water sources in Peru and a key Amazon tributary. The river runs through ten distinct regions of Peru which are home to almost 14% of the Peruvian population and is an area of unique biodiversity with dry forests that extend along the upper river valley and its tributaries.

On March 14, 2013, about 2,000 internally displaced people and villagers from the Wei Gyi dam area gathered at Ei Htu Hta Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp on the Salween riverbank to mark the International Day of Action Against Dams and for Rivers in an event organized by Karen Rivers Watch (KRW) and its local member Salween Eyes (SEE). The event was organized to raise local voices about current and future impacts and included environmental activists from other areas. The ceremony was also attended by community leaders from Dawei, who are resisting massive development projects in their

Maryam Moradi shares her story about the Sirvan and Cani Bell rivers in Western Iran. In honor of the March 14, 2013 International Day of Action for Rivers, we are gathering river stories to inspire, engage, and connect with one another. Learn more about the International Day of Action for Rivers.

https://youtu.be/GznHycwPuE8?list=PLWxR20k4p8cbKXQBdiEFYxNqhSojIk4W_ Dr. Yu Xiaogang talks about the work of Green Watershed to protect one of China's last largely free-flowing rivers, the Nu (also known as the Salween). In Chinese with English captions (watch on YouTube to turn on English subtitles). Photos courtesy of Green Watershed, Green Earth Volunteers, Heng Duan Shan Society, and International Rivers. Learn more about the Nu River. In honor of the 2013 International Day of Action for Rivers, please tell us the story of you and your river through prose, poetry or artwork, in an email or

Dipti Bhatnagar tells us her story about falling in love with the Narmada River, and about the movement to protect the people who depend on the Narmada. Learn more about our work and the Narmada here. In honor of the 2013 International Day of Action for Rivers, please tell us the story of you and your river through prose, poetry or artwork, in an email or by mail. We would love to receive short videos or audio recordings of your stories. Send submissions to stories@internationalrivers.org

"Lives of Ou River" follows the daily lives of Khmu villagers that depend on the vibrant nature and rich biodiversity of the Ou River in Northern Laos.