Run-of-River Hydro: Green Energy or Greenwash?
It's a little strange to write a fact sheet about a term that actually has no meaning.That's right – there's no real definition of a "run-of-river" hydro project. As our former director, Patrick...
View ArticleThe World Bank’s Energy Lending Is Stuck In The Past
This is Part 2 of our three-part series on renewable energy solutions.Girl with a fish on the Salween River.Pai Deetes, International RiversThere’s no question that solar and wind power are...
View ArticleKandadji Dam at the Brink of a Humanitarian Disaster
Villagers to be displaced by the Kandadji DamLast week, I was joined in Washington DC by Sena Alouka and Sani Ayouba, courageous activists from the African youth organization, Jeunes Volontaires pour...
View ArticleCan the World Bank Lead by Example in Moving Away from Large Dams?
Since his election in 2012, World Bank President Jim Kim has trumpeted the Bank’s return to large hydropower including so-called “transformational” mega-dams. Kim himself championed the controversial...
View ArticleWorld Bank to Double Down on Hydro Boondoggle in Niger
In June, I wrote about courageous colleagues from Niger who came to the World Bank’s headquarters in Washington to sound the alarm over some 60,000 people at risk of being displaced by the Kandadji...
View ArticleIt’s Time to Invest in Congo’s Energy Future
Earlier this month, the DRC government seemed to acknowledge what we have long argued: The proposed Inga 3 Dam, touted for decades as a fix-all to the country’s energy woes, is not a good investment....
View ArticleWorld Bank Reneges on Its Promise to Protect Key Biodiversity Site on...
Previously protected stretch of the White Nile that will be submerged by Isimba DamEli ReichmanLast month, after a long-running saga, the World Bank signed away its legal obligation to protect Uganda’s...
View ArticleFirst Mesopotamia Water Forum highlights water as both source of conflict,...
Last week, I had the privilege to attend the Mesopotamia Water Forum at the University of Sulaimani in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Organized by the Save the Tigris campaign, the forum was the first...
View ArticleCivil Society Statement: Climate Bonds Initiative must abandon its misguided...
By: 276 civil society organizationsCivil Society Statement:Climate Bonds Initiative must abandon its misguided attempt to greenwash hydropowerDecember 10, 2019On behalf of 276 civil society...
View ArticleFor Hasankeyf the Bell Tolls | Guest blog by Gokce Sencan
By: Gokce SencanIntroduction Gokce Sencan, a Turkish water policy researcher based in California, shares the experience from her recent visit to the ancient town of Hasankeyf along the Tigris River in...
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