2018 Impact Statement


In 2018 we supported an increasingly interconnected and resilient movement to protect rivers. 
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Latest News

Youth Activists Learn How to Protect the Last Free-Flowing Rivers in the Balkans
The last free-flowing rivers of Europe are threatened by over 2,700 planned dams in the Balkans -- and a group of young grassroots activists is learning what to do about it. The Balkan Peninsula of southeastern Europe is a region of...
Women’s Voices Reign at First-Ever Women & Rivers Congress
Nearly 100 women from more than 30 countries took center stage at our inaugural Women...
Looking to the Future
As we look forward to a new chapter at international Rivers, we take a moment to celebrate the skill, commitment and bravery of our staff -- and we celebrate the extraordinary new...
A Joint Statement by Civil Society Organizations on occasion of the 2019 World Hydropower Congress in Paris
Over 250 organizations around the world joined forces to stand up for their rivers before the launch of last week's World Hydropower Congress. Read their remarkable statement.
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In The Media

G7 leaders agree plan to help Amazon countries fight wildfires
This article originally appeared in The Guardian. By: Julian Borger in Biarritz, and Jonathan Watts, global environment editor The G7 countries have agreed to an immediate $20m (£16m) aid...
Press Release | Indigenous leader delivers letter to Macron at G-7, calling for urgent measures to halt deforestation and burning in the Amazon
AUGUST 26, 2019: Renowned indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire of the Kayapó people delivered to French President Emmanuel Macron today a joint statement signed by 62 Brazilian civil society...
Press Release | Backers of Collapsed Laos Dam Must Be Held Accountable
One year after the devastating collapse of saddle dam D of the Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy hydropower project in southern Laos, none of the entities backing and profiting from the project have been...
Statement: It’s Time for the African Development Bank to Pull the Plug on the Inga 3 Dam
On the occasion of the visit of African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), International Rivers calls on the institution to...
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