Rivers without Boundaries (RwB) participated in the 48th Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Busan, Republic of Korea, from July 19 to July 29. Unfortunately, the working environment for civil society participation within the Committee process has continued to deteriorate. Similar to last year, during the first day’s …
Tajikistan’s authoritarian government is building the world’s highest dam with World Bank financing. Critics say there may have been irregularities in the project. Tajikistan belongs to the World Bank voting constituency led by Switzerland. When completed, the Rogun Dam in Tajikistan is set to stand 335 metres high. It would …
Over the past decade, energy officials and climate activists have grown accustomed to celebrating the rapid decrease in solar and wind power generation costs. However, in 2025, it was energy storage, not renewable generation, that provided a cause for celebration. Hydropower now faces pressure from the development of other storage …
