Publications
International Rivers regularly publishes and distributes print materials with the purpose of informing and educating the public about issues related to rivers and dams. All of our materials are available for free, and can be downloaded from our website and reprinted without restriction.
You can view a complete list of all our Resources here.
Featured Publications
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Chinese dam builders have come to dominate the world market. Our NGO guide presents the lessons of past experience and informs interested NGOs in Africa, Asia and Latin America on how they can best influence the projects and policies of Chinese dam builders and advocate for their social and environmental interests. |
Are environmental impact assessments effectively protecting river systems and those who depend on them? This issue of World Rivers Review explores the topic in-depth, with articles by and interviews with top experts in the field. Learn what they have to say about the promise and perils of our current EIA process, and how we can improve it. |
The Sesan, Srepok and Sekong Rivers at a Crossroads The 3S Rivers Protection Network and International Rivers have launched a report that assesses the various actors operating in the Sesan, Srepok, and Sekong (3S) Rivers Basin with a stake in the development of hydropower and the threat that the scramble to exploit the area’s water resources poses to the region and its people. |
A toolkit for educators and community leaders, Climate Change, Rivers and Dams: A Video Exploration includes teaching slides, an infographic, and a lesson plan that features our 3-D Google Earth video, which visualizes what might happen to the world's major rivers when climate change and the current dam-building boom collide. Also available in Spanish and Portuguese. |
An in-depth study of the hydrological risks to hydropower dams on the Zambezi River gives an early warning about what Southern Africa could be facing as it contemplates plans for more large hydropower dams in a time of climate change. |
This report by International Rivers challenges the top-down approach to infrastructure projects promoted by the World Bank and the powerful Group of 20, and presents a better way. |
The Peruvian Amazon is a treasure trove of biodiversity. Its aquatic ecosystems sustain bountiful fisheries, diverse wildlife, and the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people. White-water rivers flowing from the Andes provide nutrients to the Amazon mainstream. But this naturally wealthy landscape faces an ominous threat. |
The most comprehensive guidelines for large dams that protect the rights of river-dependent communities were outlined by the World Commission on Dams (WCD) in 2000. This briefing kit explores six broad principles covered by the WCD and where they have been applied – or ignored. |
