Category: <span>Paris worth a dam?</span>

Civil Society Organizations appeal to international banks and funds urging them to rethink approach to the Rogun Hydro in Tajikistan

Today on the 27th International Day of Action for Rivers we make public the appeal by international and local CSOs which was sent to the World Bank and 15 other financiers – members of the “Rogun Coordination Group”. This blog republished from the Coalition for Human rights in Development explains …

Erdeneburen Dam in Mongolia belies China’s promise of a ‘sustainable green’ BRI

by Munkhnaran Bayarlkhagva The Erdeneburen project would displace hundreds of herder families. (VWPics via AP) As China marked the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative with leaders from participating nations in October, President Xi Jinping declared that the program had begun prioritizing smaller and greener projects. The Chinese leader …

Notes on the Renewable Energy and Sustainability Report. REN21. January 2024

The REN21, which presents itself as “the only global renewable energy community that brings together actors from science, academia, governments, NGOs and industry to collectively drive the rapid, fair transition to renewables”, presented a report on sustainability of renewable energy sources.The Renewable Energy and Sustainability Report (RESR) is built on …

Dams Cause Continuous Damage to Our Rivers and Lives

by Arushi Arora Climate change is one of the most pressing global issue in contemporary times, and dams play a substantial role in aggravating it by becoming feeding grounds for methane-producing microbes. In addition, dams fragment rivers and disrupt their natural flow, threatening the survival of aquatic fauna, especially migratory …

The Rogun HPP project completion deserves a broad public discussion

PRESS RELEASE, January 24, 2024. The fateful and ecologically significant for the whole of Central Asia decision to complete the Rogun hydropower plant on the Vakhsh River in the Amu Darya basin may be made without taking into account the opinion of all stakeholders, in a mode closed from the …

Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global – world’s top sovereign fund latest to cut ties with dam in orangutan habitat

by Hans Nicholas Jong, Mongabay The RwB Coalition has always closely followed hydropower development in Indonesia, participated in CSO-led assessments, co-sponsored appeals to major international finance institutions. The desision of Norvegian Pension fund is a very important testimony and precedent. We republish this exellent account by Mongabay. JAKARTA — Major …