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Meet Carl Middleton, Mekong Program Director From 2006 - 2011

Monday, January 25, 2010
From 2006 - 2011, Carl Middleton, coordinated International Rivers’ Mekong Program to protect the Mekong River from destructive dams. Carl has traveled throughout the region to get to know our partners and learn from local people about how important the river is to their lives. These experiences have made him more committed than ever to protecting the mighty Mekong River for current and future generations.But the threats to the river are mounting. Regional governments plan to build up to eleven dams on the Mekong mainstream. If these dams are built, they will decimate the river’s fisherie

O Banco Mundial e a Agua

Sobre o documentário: No início do século XXI, o mundo vive uma crise de água sem precedentes. Nosso bem natural mais valioso está sendo constantemente poluído, e a água potável privatizada por um emergente cartel internacional. Cientistas e ativistas analisam o crescimento vertiginoso da crise, indicando suas questões políticas e econômicas e apontando os principais responsáveis, entre empresas e governos. Mas nem tudo está perdido: um grupo de pessoas e instituições dedica-se a encontrar soluções práticas, desenvolvendo novas tecnologias e transformando-se em exemplo para u

Still Waters, Deep Troubles

Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Still Waters, Deep Troubles; this video by International Rivers and BankTrack tells how the Theun-Hinboun Expansion Project in Laos threatens the livelihoods of more than 50,000 local people.

Blue Planet Interview with Carl Middleton

Friday, September 11, 2009
Carl Middleton talks with Alexandra Cousteau about the Mekong region, people and river for Expedition: Blue Planet.

Three Gorges Dam: Through the Lens of the Artist

From Liu Xiaodong to Chen Nong, photography to traditional Chinese brush painting, this slideshow presents the works of artists inspired by the Three Gorges Dam. Whether an artist was trying to capture the daily experiences of displaced communities or Man's desire to tame nature's wildness, one thing is for certain: through the lens of the artist, we see the project, and the river, anew. See the full list of artists and their galleries.

Laos Dams: Powering the Future - Al Jazeera 101 East (part 2)

Thursday, August 13, 2009
Poverty is high in the small south-east Asian country of Laos, with 40 per cent of children stunted from malnutrition. But the country does have one trump card. Its mountains and rivers are ideal for dams, to produce energy that could be sold to power-hungry neighbours like Thailand. Critics claim these dams will block fish migration, cause massive environmental damage and affect millions of people who depend on the rivers to survive. But the Laos government is determined to press ahead, building eight hydro-electric projects on the Mekong river and another 50 on its tributaries. 101 East

Laos Dams: Powering the Future - Al Jazeera 101 East (part 1)

Thursday, August 13, 2009
Poverty is high in the small south-east Asian country of Laos, with 40 per cent of children stunted from malnutrition. But the country does have one trump card. Its mountains and rivers are ideal for dams, to produce energy that could be sold to power-hungry neighbours like Thailand. Critics claim these dams will block fish migration, cause massive environmental damage and affect millions of people who depend on the rivers to survive. But the Laos government is determined to press ahead, building eight hydro-electric projects on the Mekong river and another 50 on its tributaries. 101 East

Saving the Mekong

Wednesday, May 6, 2009
"Saving the Mekong" produced by Eureka Films portrays the lives of fishers in the Siphandone area of Southern Laos. The documentary reveals how their future is threatened by a plan to build a large dam across the Mekong River that would block major fish migrations and puts at risk already endangered species, such as the Irrawaddy dolphin. Includes an interview with Pianporn Deetes, formerly of Living Rivers Siam, and now the Thailand Campaign Coordinator for International Rivers.

Tapajós: A Cry From the Heart of the Amazon

Wednesday, August 19, 2009
The Tapajós River in the Brazilian Amazon is threatened by plans for construction of seven huge hydroelectric dams which would flood national parks and protected areas. Activists are meeting with communities to inform them how they may work together to protect the Tapajós from destruction. 

Cap-and-Trade Won't Cut It

Wednesday, May 27, 2009
"Cap-and-trade won't cut it, Pt.2," a segment on The Real News Network, features Payal Parekh speaking about the new Waxman-Markey Bill, which would allow major US polluters to increase their pollution significantly from today's levels and not have to bring their emissions back down below 2005 levels until 2027. See Payal's blog and International Rivers' analysis of the bill here.

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