Rivers without Boundaries

Do Korean businessmen really want to destroy Kamchatka World Heritage site?

After Kamchatka Province Governor Mr.Ilukhin visited ROK last week and once again amazed environmental community which  is extremely irritated with his consistent desire to destroy Kronotsky Zapovednik (Strict Scientific Nature reserve), which was declared a World Heritage Site for its unique flora and fauna and famous geysers that rival those …

Shilka Hydro – a week of protests results in constructive outcome

From International Day against the large dams to the World Water Day a wave of actions in defense of the river Shilka initiated by WWF and local NGOs rolled through the Amur River basin from headwaters to the ocean. “EuroSibEnergo-En+”, the largest independent power producer in Russia, and China Yangtze …

Say NO to Transsibirsky Hydro on Shilka River!

  The Rivers without Boundaries Coalition is happy to announce that tomorrow on Day of Action against Large Dams a “ Week to stop Trans-Sibirskaya Hydro” starts in five provinces of Russia located in Amur River Basin—largest still free-flowing transboundary river of East Asia. “EuroSibEnergo”, the largest independent power producer …

New Regulation on Evaluation of River Hydropower Plans issued in China

NDRC Environmental Protection Department Developing and Reforming Energy [2011] No. 2242 Provisional Measures for the Evaluation of River Hydropower Plans (RHPs)[1] and Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) Chapter I: General Provisions 1) These measures are designed to regulate the evaluation of River Hydropower Plans (RHPs) and Environmental Impact Statements (EISs). Its …

Hydropower

HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT IN 2020. Published in the “Water Yearbook: Central Asia and around the Globe-2020”, SIC ICWC, Tashkent 2021. CONTENTS: I.HYDRO HAS A MODEST ROLE IN RENEWABLE ENERGY REVOLUTION…GLOBAL HYDROPOWER EXPANSION DYNAMICS. 2021.09.20 II.SNAPSHOT ON HYDROPOWER INSTALLED IN 2020 AND TRENDS BEHIND IT. 2021.09.21 III.PERSISTENT PROBLEMS IN HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT IN …