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I’m heading to the Tigris River next week with a bundle of recent news articles under my arm that sets the context for an upcoming international gathering of river defenders in Turkey.
Bay Area River People – it’s time to put on your dancing shoes, grab a few friends and join us as we revel in the glorious global beats and treats lined up for this year’s Rendezvous for...
This week I will be leaving International Rivers after 16 years with the organization. I’m moving back to my native Australia and taking on the position of Pacific Coordinator for a new...
Chinese geologist Fan Xiao links the recent Ya'an earthquake in China to the massive Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, which may have been induced by the filling of the Zipingpu reservoir. Now...
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Berkeley/Pretoria: Governments and the World Bank plan to move forward with new mega-dams on the Congo River. NGOs warn this approach will repeat the failures of the past.
Devastating water shortages are putting a brake on economic growth and stirring political discontent but Beijing's high-spending responses to the problem have triggered widespread...
Story from Washington Post. The World Bank is making a major push to develop large-scale hydropower projects around the globe, something it had all but abandoned a decade ago but now sees...
The Nu's days as one of the region's last free-flowing rivers are dwindling. The Chinese government stunned environmentalists this year by reviving plans to build a series of hydropower...
