Tag: <span>Hydropower assessments</span>

The Oxymoron of “Sustainable Hydropower”: An Insider’s Perspective

A Critical Commentary on the “Global Horizon Scan of Emerging Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Hydropower” A recently published preprint, “Global Horizon Scan of Emerging Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Hydropower,” authored by Irene Boavida and 36 coauthors, offers a compelling look into the industry’s view of its own future. …

World Bank’s financing role in the Rogun Hydropower Plant facing scrutiny

Eurasianet. Apr 11, 2025 An aerial view of construction works at Rogun. (Photo: president.tj) The World Bank is under fire over allegations of impropriety in financing the Rogun Dam project in Tajikistan. Specifically, bank officials are facing accusations that they failed to comply with procedures to account for potential environmental …

How to interact with development banks lending to hydropower projects?

Bankwatch and Rivers without Boundaries have produced a Toolkit aimed primarily at civil society organizations working to challenge the construction of dams and other unsustainable water infrastructure. It focuses on Central Asia, a region where numerous highly problematic dam projects are still planned. As the region lacks an established culture …

World Bank makes a deadly mistake funding “The Pyramid of Rahmon” without consideration of alternatives

On December 17, the World Bank Board of Directors approved USD 350 million grant to Tajikistan to complete the tallest dam in the world – Rogun HPP on the Vakhsh River. This decision was taken despite the project being non-compliant with the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Standards. Kuwait Fund …

At the time of Climate COP Rogun HPP Project is causing schizophrenia among international finance institutions

As the climate COP is coming, every bureaucratic trickster is seeking to promote its favorite “false solution” for climate adaptation and mitigation. Proponents of the giant Rogun HPP Project in Tajikistan are no exception in this regard. International Monetary Fund justifying unjustifiable The IMF released on November 8 a Technical …

Civil Society Urges The World Bank To Back Out Of Giant Hydropower Dams in Tajikistan, Nepal and Africa

By Joshua Klemm, Co-Executive Director, International Rivers As world leaders gather this week in Washington, DC for the World Bank’s Annual Meetings, over 100 civil society organizations are raising the alarm over the World Bank’s plans to lend billions of dollars for ill-conceived and destructive megadams around the world. A …