Four years ago this month, environmental lawyer and climate justice advocate Dang Dinh Bach (Bach) was unjustly arrested in ...

By Maureen Harris, Senior Advisor June 24, 2025, marks a grim anniversary: four years since environmental lawyer Dang Dinh ...

Dear International Rivers Community, The Board of Directors wishes to express our gratitude and appreciation to Isabella ...

Banks and developers are the main benefit from hydropower. Communities are urging the World Bank to prioritize people over profits.

Corporate Accountability June 25, 2024 June 26, 2024. by Pai Deetes, Phairin Sohsai and Tanya L. Roberts Davis. Today, International Rivers is releasing a map illustrating sites of struggle along the ...

Fighting False Solutions April 6, 2022 April 7, 2022. Originally published in Alternet by Josh Klemm and Eugene Simonov . Not only does hydroelectric power fail to prevent catastrophic climate change, ...

In a historic milestone for the protection of the Marañón River, led by indigenous Kukama women of Peru, the Peruvian Mixed Court in Nauta ruled to protect the rights of the Marañón River FOR ...

Mayalmit Lepcha at the sacred river Rongyoung, the site of a massive landslide in 2016. Cut to 2020, in the midst of the COVID 19 global pandemic we’ve seen examples of some hair-raising landslides, ...

Congo December 21, 2023 December 21, 2023 Introduction. In September, International Rivers accompanied civil society partners and community leaders from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to ...

A river’s journey not only sustains life, it also symbolizes the flow of people, cultures, and traditions. The protection of these precious waterways often requires the dedication of individuals who ...

After conducting an extensive study, Colombian Constitutional Court ruled to protect the fundamental rights of Anchichayá Dam affected communties Final judgment will be released no later than ...