News & publications about Dam issues
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Vietnam province redefines hydropower development
On the eve of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Summit in Vientiane, Mr Nguyen Duc Hai, the ...
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New dam threatens people and environment in Myanmar
A hydropower project in Myanmar could displace tens of thousands of people and negatively impact ...
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Free-flowing rivers: Economic luxury or ecological necessity?
A report about the state of the world’s remaining free-flowing rivers
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Free-flowing rivers disappearing fast
According to a new WWF report, only a third of the world’s 177 large rivers remain free-flowing, ...
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Hydropower in Africa must benefit the poor
Hydropower has the potential to contribute to reducing Africa’s energy poverty, a new report by ...
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WWF-Canada Supports Northerners’ Wishes to Protect Land First
WWF-Canada testified for the proposed Mackenzie Gas Project in Inuvik providing firm support to ...
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Failing to make the dam grade
Five years after the World Commission on Dams gave key recommendations on how dams could be ...
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To dam or not to dam? Five years on from the World Commission on Dams
Dams are continuing to cause excessive social and environmental damage despite recommendations made ...
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Restoring the Kafue Flats - A partnership approach to environmental flows in Zambia
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European drought: All dammed up but no water flows
As Europe swelters in its latest summer heat wave, WWF warns that building more reservoirs and ...
