2018 Impact Statement


In 2018 we supported an increasingly interconnected and resilient movement to protect rivers. 
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Our Vision for Our Water Future

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Latest News

Rivers Are Life
(Photo Credit - Angus Emmot) Rivers are life Noonbah Station sits pretty much smack bang in the centre of Queensland. It’s in the heart of the so-called Channel Country. With International Rivers running campaigns for river...
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...
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...
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In The Media

Expert Commentary on the ‘Review of Design Changes Made for the Xayaburi Hydropower Project’
In this report, International Rivers commissioned two experts to provide comments on the Mekong River Commission’s ‘Review of Design Changes Made for the Xayaburi Hydropower Project’ (the ‘...
IFC must listen to local demands on Namtu
Refugees in Namtu township and Hsipaw township. Myat Moe Thu/The Myanmar Times This article originally appeared in The Myanmar Times The International Finance Corporation’s Vikram Kumar...
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...
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