by Anson Mackay 22 April 2019 Mongolia is hoping a massive dam on its largest river could provide much needed power and water for the country’s booming mining industry. However, environmental groups are concerned that the hydroelectric power plant and a related pipeline project will do immeasurable environmental damage …
The 1st Mesopotamia Water forum took place on 6-8 April 2019 in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The activists working in Syria, Iraq, Turkey and Iran discussed water crisis in the region and denounced the grave impacts of dams and other water infrastructures on social structures, river ecosystems, cultural heritage, …
WHY GREEN BRI SURVEY? The Belt and Road Initiative of China (BRI) is associated with substantial environmental and social risks which are yet to be properly managed. Civil society organizations\activists in many countries monitor China overseas investment and are trying to push it towards greater sustainability and prevent negative impacts …
Large corruption scandal followed the "crowd-funding campaign" for large dams on the Indus River (Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand hydropower stations) launched by former Chief Justice of Pakistan and the new Prime Minister in 2018. Snapshot: Instead of expediting hearings on stalled cases, the Supreme Court of Pakistan still focuses on "dam …
Graph:Annual hydropower installation in MW (IRENA 2019) Hydropower increase in 2018 is less than 21 GW or 17% less than in 2017 and signifies steady decline in this sector for the fifth year in a row. We have no data which part of capacity was added through modernization …
To: Director, UNESCO World Heritage Center CC: IUCN World Heritage Department. RwB presents an NGO address on dams threatening World Heritage 2018 World Heritage Committee session , Bahrain . See Do Dams Damage World Heritage ? The Greenpeace Russia and Rivers without Boundaries International Coalition (RwB) have serious concerns about …
