By Eugene Simonov. RwB. On August 26, 2026, the mountains on Nepali-Chinese border roared, delivering a terrifying verdict on decades of unchecked infrastructure development. High above the Langtang region, a massive chunk of bedrock and glacier ice detached, triggering a catastrophic rock-ice avalanche. Within minutes, an estimated 110 to 130 …
A long exposure view of Karnali River below Shreenagar village of Humla. by Nabin Baral, Karnali Expedition. Written by Gary Wockner and Megh Ale The recent disaster that sent a wall of water and debris roaring down rivers of the Tibetan Plateau serves as a warning for future hydropower development …
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 …
The Kariba Reservoir on Zambezi River shared by Zimabawe and Zambia has long suffered from the lack of water and threatened to leave population without electricity. It finally happened in 2024, when the biggest reservoir in the world holding 185 cubic kilometers of water, pactically stopped generating any meaningful amount …
RwB Coordinator, Eugene Simonov addresses the AIIB President Jin at the meeting between CSOs and the AIIB Management. Photo: Rogun Alert Coalition. The issue of financing the Rogun HPP construction in Tajikistan, which has dangerous negative impacts on natural ecosystems and local communities, emerged as the main project discussed in …
In March 2024 17 civil society groups sent an appeal to the World Bank and 10 more international banks and funds urging them to rethink approach to the Rogun Hydro in Tajikistan. After 40 days of silence The World Bank issued a detailed response which, instead of answering specific questions …
