International Rivers has released a new Public Participation Resource Manual and accompanying Curriculum designed to equip African communities affected by large hydropower and other large-scale ...

Background The International Rivers Africa Program developed the Public Participation Resource Manual and the Public ...

Environmental defenders are on the frontlines of the climate crisis, yet across the world they face escalating threats—from violence and criminalisation to exclusion from decisions that shape their ...

Chile has reached a major milestone for nature and communities alike. The Government of Chile has officially declared the Futaleufú and Puelo Rivers as Environmental Flow Reserves, the country’s first ...

Emmanuel Musuyu, Executive Secretary, CORAP, [email protected] +243 81169 7699 WASHINGTON, DC – The World Bank today approved an initial $250 million in financing for the first phase of the Inga 3 ...

Free-flowing rivers are integral to supporting life on Earth. They bolster biodiversity, regulate the climate, provide fresh water, and sustain cultural traditions. However, destructive extractive and ...

Early this year, a coalition of Chilean civil society organizations sent a powerful letter to executives of China Communications Construction Co. Ltd. (CCCC) and its subsidiary China International ...

As we celebrate International Women’s Day 2025, we highlight the critical role of women river defenders in shaping water governance across Asia and beyond. The world stands at a critical juncture in ...

Last month, International Rivers supported community and civil society representatives from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) who traveled to Washington, D.C. to urge the World Bank to reconsider ...

On December 17 th, Thailand’s Office of National Water Resources (ONWR), in its role as the secretariat of Thai National Mekong Commission (TNMC), announced that it intends to proceed with the ...

In early October, the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand (NHRC) sent a letter to Thailand’s Prime Minister expressing serious concerns about the plans for four more hydropower projects to be ...