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PUBLICATIONS » INTERNATIONAL RIVERS NETWORK Silenced Rivers: The Ecology and Politics of Large Dams (2001) By Patrick McCully $25. Analyzes the history and politics of dam building worldwide. This book also tells the story of the growth of the international anti-dam movement and explains alternative methods of supplying the services supposed to be provided by large dams. WCD » INTERNATIONAL RIVERS NETWORK In response to the growing opposition to large dams, the World Commission on Dams (WCD) was established by the World Bank and IUCN in 1998. Learn more about the formation of the WCD. The Commission’s mandate was to: review the development effectiveness of large dams and assess alternatives for water resources and energy development; and. HIDROVIA » INTERNATIONAL RIVERS NETWORK The hidrovia is a plan by the five countries of the La Plata Basin to convert the Paraguay and Paraná rivers into an industrial shipping channel. Under the original plan developed in 1997 by the hidrovia Inter–Governmental Commission (CIH), with support from the Inter–American Development Bank and the United Nations Development Programme, river alterations including dredging, rock removal NILE » INTERNATIONAL RIVERS NETWORK The Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) was established as an inter–governmental organization to address the region’s brewing water conflict, reduce poverty and promote economic integration. The proposed program has the potential to reduce a number of problems in the basin. However, the NBI is expected to rely quite heavily on constructing large
LOMPANGAR » INTERNATIONAL RIVERS NETWORK International Rivers Network is the leading organization working to halt the construction of destructive river development projects and to promote sound river management options worldwide. XINGU » INTERNATIONAL RIVERS NETWORK Xingu River. The Xingu River flows from the cerrado (tropical savanna) of central Mato Grosso, Brazil northward to the Amazon for 1,979 km (1,230 miles). Its basin covers an area of 531,000 km². Some 14,000 indigenous people, from nine distinct ethnic groups, live along the Xingu.
CHIXOY » INTERNATIONAL RIVERS NETWORK The Chixoy–Pueblo Viejo Hydroelectric Dam Project, financed by the World Bank and the Inter–American Development Bank, was built on the Chixoy River in the early 1980s and forcibly displaced more than 3,500 Maya community members. More than 6,000 families NAMTHEUN » INTERNATIONAL RIVERS NETWORK The World Bank Board of Directors voted today to approve the Nam Theun 2 dam in Laos. Nam Theun 2 is the first major dam to be supported by the World Bank since it announced its intention to ramp up lending for large dams and other "high-risk" big infrastructure projects in 2003. 03-31-05.
NEW LAO DAM EMBROILED IN CONTROVERSY 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On November 22, 2002, an unprecedented protest took place in Laos. Some 40 ethnic Hmong men from Ban Phou Khao Khouay marched to the site of the Nam Mang 3 Hydropower Project armed with sticks
INTERNATIONAL RIVERS NETWORK International Rivers Network protects rivers and defends the rights of communities that depend on them. IRN opposes destructive dams and the development model they advance, and encourages better ways of meeting people’s needs for water, energy and protection from damaging floods.
PUBLICATIONS » INTERNATIONAL RIVERS NETWORK Silenced Rivers: The Ecology and Politics of Large Dams (2001) By Patrick McCully $25. Analyzes the history and politics of dam building worldwide. This book also tells the story of the growth of the international anti-dam movement and explains alternative methods of supplying the services supposed to be provided by large dams. WCD » INTERNATIONAL RIVERS NETWORK In response to the growing opposition to large dams, the World Commission on Dams (WCD) was established by the World Bank and IUCN in 1998. Learn more about the formation of the WCD. The Commission’s mandate was to: review the development effectiveness of large dams and assess alternatives for water resources and energy development; and. HIDROVIA » INTERNATIONAL RIVERS NETWORK The hidrovia is a plan by the five countries of the La Plata Basin to convert the Paraguay and Paraná rivers into an industrial shipping channel. Under the original plan developed in 1997 by the hidrovia Inter–Governmental Commission (CIH), with support from the Inter–American Development Bank and the United Nations Development Programme, river alterations including dredging, rock removal NILE » INTERNATIONAL RIVERS NETWORK The Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) was established as an inter–governmental organization to address the region’s brewing water conflict, reduce poverty and promote economic integration. The proposed program has the potential to reduce a number of problems in the basin. However, the NBI is expected to rely quite heavily on constructing large
LOMPANGAR » INTERNATIONAL RIVERS NETWORK International Rivers Network is the leading organization working to halt the construction of destructive river development projects and to promote sound river management options worldwide. XINGU » INTERNATIONAL RIVERS NETWORK Xingu River. The Xingu River flows from the cerrado (tropical savanna) of central Mato Grosso, Brazil northward to the Amazon for 1,979 km (1,230 miles). Its basin covers an area of 531,000 km². Some 14,000 indigenous people, from nine distinct ethnic groups, live along the Xingu.
CHIXOY » INTERNATIONAL RIVERS NETWORK The Chixoy–Pueblo Viejo Hydroelectric Dam Project, financed by the World Bank and the Inter–American Development Bank, was built on the Chixoy River in the early 1980s and forcibly displaced more than 3,500 Maya community members. More than 6,000 families NAMTHEUN » INTERNATIONAL RIVERS NETWORK The World Bank Board of Directors voted today to approve the Nam Theun 2 dam in Laos. Nam Theun 2 is the first major dam to be supported by the World Bank since it announced its intention to ramp up lending for large dams and other "high-risk" big infrastructure projects in 2003. 03-31-05.
NEW LAO DAM EMBROILED IN CONTROVERSY 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On November 22, 2002, an unprecedented protest took place in Laos. Some 40 ethnic Hmong men from Ban Phou Khao Khouay marched to the site of the Nam Mang 3 Hydropower Project armed with sticks
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MAIN » INTERNATIONAL RIVERS NETWORK International Rivers Network is the leading organization working to halt the construction of destructive river development projects and to promote sound river management options worldwide. HIDROVIA » INTERNATIONAL RIVERS NETWORK The hidrovia is a plan by the five countries of the La Plata Basin to convert the Paraguay and Paraná rivers into an industrial shipping channel. Under the original plan developed in 1997 by the hidrovia Inter–Governmental Commission (CIH), with support from the Inter–American Development Bank and the United Nations Development Programme, river alterations including dredging, rock removal SANROQUE » INTERNATIONAL RIVERS NETWORK The proposed San Roque Dam would be located on the Agno River in the mountainous Cordillera region of Luzon island in the Philippines. If completed, San Roque would be the tallest dam and largest private hydropower project in Asia, costing US$1.19 billion and generating 345 MW of power. Preparation of the site began in 1998, and construction is
XINGU » INTERNATIONAL RIVERS NETWORK Xingu River. The Xingu River flows from the cerrado (tropical savanna) of central Mato Grosso, Brazil northward to the Amazon for 1,979 km (1,230 miles). Its basin covers an area of 531,000 km². Some 14,000 indigenous people, from nine distinct ethnic groups, live along the Xingu.
CHIXOY » INTERNATIONAL RIVERS NETWORK The Chixoy–Pueblo Viejo Hydroelectric Dam Project, financed by the World Bank and the Inter–American Development Bank, was built on the Chixoy River in the early 1980s and forcibly displaced more than 3,500 Maya community members. More than 6,000 families PAKMUN » INTERNATIONAL RIVERS NETWORK Today, International Rivers Network is working with Pak Mun villagers and the Assembly of the Poor to demand that the Pak Mun dam be decommissioned and the river restored. On March 23, 1999, more than 5,000 villagers occupied the Pak Mun dam site and established Ban Mae Mun Man Yuen No 1, the "Long–lasting Mun River Village No 1". SOUTH ASIA | INTERNATIONAL RIVERS Primary navigation. Who. Blog; Mission; How We Work; History & Accomplishments; Staff; Board; Annual Reports NAMTHEUN » INTERNATIONAL RIVERS NETWORK The World Bank Board of Directors voted today to approve the Nam Theun 2 dam in Laos. Nam Theun 2 is the first major dam to be supported by the World Bank since it announced its intention to ramp up lending for large dams and other "high-risk" big infrastructure projects in 2003. 03-31-05.
BUJAGALI » INTERNATIONAL RIVERS NETWORK The government of Uganda, with help from the World Bank, wants to construct a 200-megawatt dam near Bujagali Falls on the Nile, just downstream from two other large dams.The costly dam’s power would not meet the needs of the vast majority of the country’s population, would drown a sacred waterfall, and could do further harm to Lake Victoria, the world’s largest tropical lake. FIND:
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_International Rivers Network protects rivers and defends the rights of communities that depend on them. IRN opposes destructive dams and the development model they advance, and encourages better ways of meeting people’s needs for water, energy and protection from damaging floods._
------------------------- Before the Deluge: Coping with Floods in a Changing Climate Just in time for hurricane season: IRN’s second annual "Dams, Rivers & People" report explains the failure of dams and levees to stop rising flood damages and describes better ways to tackle flood management. It also surveys the world of rivers and dams in 2006 and hotspots for 2007. We need to thank one of our biggest sponsors for keeping us live since the beginning, Deutsche Casino Bonus with freispiele ohne einzahlung and online gokken Nederland whom both offer the beste live casinos 2020 thank you so much for your help and all casino bewertungen !
* Learn more about the report * Read IRN’s press release * Download the full report (PDF, 1.4 MB) ------------------------- Temporary Injunction Halts Mexico’s La Parota Dam _(9-20-07)_
Villages Flooded, Livelihoods Destroyed in the Narmada Valley _(7-18-07)_
Indigenous Peoples Say "No" to Xingu Dams _(6-03-07)_
Protest Opens Global Dams Conference _(5-29-07)_
NGOs to China: Don’t Repeat the West’s Mistakes in Africa _(5-14-07)_
Four Percent of Global Warming Due to Dams, Says New Research _(5-09-07)_
Burma’s Salween Dams Threaten Half a Million Lives Downstream _(5-08-07)_
World Bank Ignores Inconvenient Truths in Approving Bujagali Dam _(4-26-07)_
------------------------- _World Rivers Review_ The June 2007 issue of IRN’s quarterly magazine takes an in-depth look at the diverse, magnificent Mekong. In addition to stories on key dam projects, the issue includes interviews with local activists, analysis of decentralized energy solutions for Thailand, and a map of dam threats in the basin. * Download the latest issue in PDF format