Dam-building industry has once again demonstrated its full neglect to human needs and rights.Monday evening, July 23, a dam of the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower project in Southern Laos collapsed causing tremendous devastation in downstream villages and floodplains. This is at least the 4th major large dam failure during 2018, …
Agrawal starting his protest in Haridwar [image by: Tarun Bharat Sangh] GD Agrawal is in the hospital, under protective custody. It has been more than a month since he has eaten, but the frail old man is ready to give his life for the river he cares for more …
China’s National World Heritage Committee keeps its word! Three years ago Dr. Du Yue, secretary general of the Chinese delegation at the World Heritage Committee Session, listened to the RwB representative lamenting that Chinese Exim Bank was about to support the Egiin Gol Hydro Project in Mongolia which may threaten …
Civil Society Organizations who have attended the 5th International NGO Forum on World Heritage at Risk organized by the World Heritage Watch on 22-23 June 2018 in Bahrain, coming from 24 countries in 6 continents, as active and concerned citizens dealing with Natural and Cultural World Heritage properties at different …
The RwB Coalition is extremely satisfied with overdue decision to Inscribe the Lake Turkana on the List of World Heritage in Danger. The case of Lake Turkana is an important lesson for similar situation in Lake Baikal Basin where our coalition is most active. The decision does not only give …
The Rivers without Boundaries Coalition addressed the World Heritage Committee which holds its 42nd Session from June 25 to July 4 in Manama, Bahrain. The RwB Coordinator, Eugene Simonov, presented a resolution “ On the Dam Damage: Water Infrastructure Threatening World Heritage” adopted by the 5th World Heritage Watch …
