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Recent Posts in Blog
- New Hope for Patagonian River: Dams in Argentina Suspended - January 25, 2017
- River Defender Murdered in Guatemala - January 18, 2017
- 2016: The Year in Review - December 29, 2016
- From the Field: A Trip to the Amazon's Juruena River Festival - November 8, 2016
- Headwaters of the Amazon Protected! - October 10, 2016
Recent Posts in Blog
- Why the Planning Phase of a Dam Matters: The Case of Thailand’s Kaeng Suea Ten Dam - January 17, 2017
- A Matter of Rights in the Future of the Mekong - December 22, 2016
- Reflections from the Areng Valley - August 7, 2016
- When the Fish Stop Swimming – the Fight Against the Don Sahong Dam - April 26, 2016
Recent Posts in Blog
- Health and Happiness for China’s Rivers in 2017 - January 11, 2017
- Wang Yong Chen: The Clark Kent of China - July 20, 2016
- "Our Father River": Update from China's Nu River - May 9, 2016
- The Nu River: China’s Biodiversity Epicenter - December 18, 2015
Recent Posts in Blog
- Governments Must Chart a New Course for the Mekong River - January 3, 2017
- Water Diversion: A Re-emerging Threat to Mekong Water Security - July 29, 2016
- A Journey through Siphandone: Microcosm of the Mekong - July 11, 2016
- The Mekong River is Not for Sale - April 7, 2015
- Don Sahong Dam Threatens Mekong Fisheries - December 16, 2014
Recent Posts in Blog
- Raising Voices and Strengthening Alliances in the Amazon - December 20, 2016
- Brazilian Civil Society Unites in Response to Corruption Scandal - August 20, 2015
- Dirty Business: Unraveling Corruption in Brazil’s Dam Industry - July 2, 2015
- Amazonian Tribe Brings Struggle to International Stage - June 17, 2015
- Mounting Evidence of Corruption in the Brazilian Dam Industry - March 19, 2015
Recent Posts in Blog
- It’s Time to Protect Our World’s Rivers - December 20, 2016
- A Time for Rivers: The Tide Is Turning - December 14, 2016
- Water is Life, Rivers are Home - December 6, 2016
- Healthy Rivers Feed the World - November 21, 2016
- Reflections on the US Election - November 17, 2016
Recent Posts in Blog
- Farewell to International Rivers - December 19, 2016
- Our Unique Freshwater Treasures at Risk - November 1, 2016
- A Visit to the Mother River - October 20, 2016
- The World Bank President’s Meager Harvest - September 12, 2016
- Have We Passed the Era of Peak Dam? - June 1, 2016
Recent Posts in Blog
- World Bank to Double Down on Hydro Boondoggle in Niger - December 19, 2016
- Can the World Bank Lead by Example in Moving Away from Large Dams? - October 14, 2016
- Kandadji Dam at the Brink of a Humanitarian Disaster - June 7, 2016
- The World Bank’s Energy Lending Is Stuck In The Past - June 1, 2016
- Run-of-River Hydro: Green Energy or Greenwash? - February 17, 2016
Recent Posts in Blog
- The Grand Inga - A False Solution to Energy Poverty - November 25, 2016
- Why the Rush to Build Inga 3? - January 26, 2016
- Fighting for Nubia's Rich Culture - November 19, 2015
- Learning the Lessons: Three Case Studies of Resettlement and Compensation - October 22, 2015
- Right Priorities for the Power Sector: An Evaluation of Dams Under PIDA - October 21, 2015
Recent Posts in Blog
- Thailand’s Responsibility to the People of the Salween River - September 29, 2016
- Aung San Suu Kyi's Visit Provides Chance to Rethink Investments - June 22, 2016
- Court Hears Testimony of Mekong Villagers in Xayaburi Dam Case - December 1, 2015
- Myanmar Elections Call into Question Thailand’s Ambitious Power Development Plans - November 9, 2015
- Thai Court Holds Hope for Transboundary Justice in the Mekong - July 23, 2015
Recent Posts in Blog
- Water/Power Woman of the Year 2016 - September 1, 2016
Recent Posts in Blog
- Damming the Patuca - June 30, 2016
- Peru's Energy Future - June 9, 2016
- What does the Magdalena mean to you? - February 3, 2016
- Dam the Puelo River Basin? No Way! - November 3, 2015
- Chixoy Reparations at Last: Checks Are In - October 20, 2015
Recent Posts in Blog
- Lake Turkana Cultural Festival 2016 - June 28, 2016
- The People of Ethiopia’s Omo Valley May Not Survive This Time Around - April 11, 2016
- Sacrificing Human Rights for Development on Lake Turkana - December 15, 2015
Recent Posts in Blog
- The Race to Snapshot South American Rivers: River Guardian Nathan Lujan - May 19, 2016
- Why Rivers on #GivingTuesday - December 1, 2015
- Back to Blue: The Race to Salvage China’s Environment and Its Past - August 3, 2015
- Because the River Told Me So: Stories of two 2015 Goldman Prize winners and their rivers - April 22, 2015
- 30 Years of Advocacy for Rivers and Human Rights: A newcomer’s perspective - February 19, 2015
Recent Posts in Blog
- A Clash of Visions Over the Congo River and Africa’s Biggest Dam Scheme - April 20, 2016
- Update on the Fight to Save Kenya’s Lake Turkana - July 17, 2015
- Community Petition from the DRC Delivered to the World Bank - October 3, 2014
- World Bank Insists on Inga 3, Skips “Lessons Learned” from Past Big Dams - March 17, 2014
- Will Congo’s Poor Benefit from World’s Largest Dam Project? - June 27, 2013
Recent Posts in Blog
- Celebrating Liberated Rivers - March 31, 2016
- Help Stop the Raising of Shasta Dam - November 12, 2015
- Powerful Miniseries Depicts Struggles to Protect Sacred Indigenous Sites - May 22, 2015
- New Film Gives Voice to the People of Costa Rica's Río Pacuare - May 5, 2015
- The Nile Project Uses Music to Transcend Borders - September 30, 2014
Recent Posts in Blog
- Berta is Still Here, ¡Berta Presente! - March 25, 2016
- Human-Induced Choking - March 17, 2016
- The World Celebrated Rivers and Their Defenders on March 14 - March 17, 2016
- Rethinking "Development" on the Day of Action for Rivers - March 14, 2016
- A Day of Action Dedicated to River Defenders - March 10, 2016
Recent Posts in Blog
- Save The Heron, Protect a Watershed - January 7, 2016
- The Struggle Over Riverbed Mining in India - August 26, 2013
- Experts Reject Flooding Forests for Tipaimukh and Dibang Dams - August 8, 2013
- India’s Himalayan Floods a Man-made Disaster - July 16, 2013
- Bhutan's Picture of Gross National Happiness Blurs (part 2) - March 8, 2013