As the International Day of Action for Rivers approaching in Russia we see unusually constructive cooperation of local communities, NGOs, provincial governments and agencies. Most amazing that high officials set the tone, although most of them are completely unaware of this environmental date. On March 12th, local media Bag …
Contacts:Eugene Simonov ( ??), International Coordinator, Rivers without Boundaries: tel.+86-15041144074simonov@riverswithoutboundaries.org, Aliona Zenkova, Financial advocacy coordinator, Rivers without Boundaries: tel.+86-13488687464alinazenkova@gmail.com, RwB web-site: www.transrivers.org INFORMATION RELEASE March 14, 2013 Rivers without Boundaries Warns China Export-Import Bank against Risky Loan to Russian Hydropower Company On this International Day of Action for Rivers and …
According to www.upi.com and many other media the Russian Interior Ministry said that as much as $33.2 million in state funds were embezzled from hydropower company RusHydro. The Interior Ministry said RusHydro’s plant developer Gidrostroy hired companies that had little staff or equipment. It was also said to have signed …
On February 6, 2013 UNECE Water Convention became officially open to all UN members. This article summarizes our current knowledge of the Convention’s strong and soft sides and emerging challenges for world-wide river-protection civil movement that may or may not help this Convention work globally towards river ecosystem conservation. …
The Bretton Woods Project published a review that explains that new World Bank report warns about the impacts of climate change, but concerns have been raised about its own track record. While the Bank has increased its renewable energy share, its continued funding of fossil fuels and focus on large …
On photo adove: The panel during the side-event: Adapting to climate change in transboundary basins – future work guided by lessons learned. From L-R: Sergei Zavyalov, Head, Air and Water Impact Management, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental, Belarus; Phan Nguyen, Programme Coordinator, Climate Change and Adaptation Initiative, Mekong River …
