Pedro Arrojo-Agudo’s report calls for halting new large dams, confronting pollution and placing Indigenous Peoples and communities at the center of Amazonian water governance. For communities across the Amazon, a river is a source of drinking water, a fishing ground, a route to school or the nearest health clinic, and a place of cultural and…
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Upcoming Events
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Webinar: Rights for Nature – Treat our Rivers Right
Date: 22 October 2026Time: 6:00 PM 8:00 PM (Pacific time)Format: Online About the event: Among the global debate on giving ecosystems and parts of the environment like…
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Webinar: The Tapajós Basin in Focus: Launch of an Interactive Digital Map – A Collective Construction of Knowledge
Date: 18 November 2026Time: 11:00 AM – 3:30 PM (UTC-3)Format: Online About the event: The primary objective of this webinar is to introduce the Interactive…
Wednesday, November 18, 2026 Online
Our Rivers, Our Water Future
Since 1985, International Rivers has been at the heart of the global movement to ensure river-dependent communities’ voices are heard and their rights are respected.
Our Approach
Rivers are the arteries of the earth, supporting the highest rate of biodiversity compared to any other ecosystem and providing for the livelihoods of millions of local, indigenous and traditional peoples. Rivers are also under extreme threat, with less than 10% of the world’s river basins protected.
International Rivers strengthens movements of communities and civil society at the forefront of defending rivers by:
• Undertaking investigative research to generate robust data and evidence to inform policies and campaigns.
• Remaining independent and fearless in campaigning to expose and resist destructive projects.
• Developing a vision that protects rivers and the communities that depend upon them.
Our Impact
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Latest News
PRESS RELEASE | After Nepal’s deadliest flood, civil society calls on World Bank to stop backing high-risk hydropower
As Bank shareholders meet in Bangkok and Nepal seeks reconstruction support, civil society asks the World Bank Group not to rebuild the same risks FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 15, 2026 BANGKOK – As the World Bank Group holds its Annual Meetings in Bangkok this week, 122 civil society organizations from 38 countries are calling on…
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