Dams News
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Why attacks on environment defenders should scare big business2018 was another deadly year for people defending their land and the environment against big business—nowhere more so than in the Philippines. But killing environment defenders is bad for business. Here's why. -
India pushes for its largest ever hydropower project despite concernsEnvironmentalists are criticising the US$4 billion project for proposing the felling of trees and its impact on local communities and wildlife of the area.
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Policy continuity and concerns in Indian electionsThe resounding victory for the governing party in India’s elections means that it is likely to continue championing the policies it embarked on in 2014, some of them with serious environmental consequences. -
Bank of China to review funding of dam in orangutan habitat in SumatraA major Chinese state-owned bank said it will support environmental protection but did not specify what actions it would take in evaluating a hydropower project that is said to threaten the world’s rarest great ape species with extinction.
Dams Opinion
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It’s clean, powerful and available: Are you ready for hydrogen energy?– Asian Development Bank's Yongping Zhai discusses how renewable energy, such as hydropower, could be key to helping developing countries unlock the potential of hydrogen. -
Can solar diplomacy green the Belt and Road?– Experience from China's own solar sector could help it deliver a sustainable transition in Belt and Road countries, writes Brian Eyler. -
How better hydropower planning can avert future disasters on the Mekong– Those in power must give stronger voices to marginalised communities and protection to natural flood defences, say experts from the Stockholm Environment Institute.
Videos
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Ghana’s gold diggers: Chinese miners bring conflict–
An influx of illegal Chinese miners, attracted by the abundance of gold, has ignited bloody conflicts with the local over the mines’ control.
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Women don't talk, they deliver results to tackle climate change– A group of women worldwide are taking action to improve their lives by helping address climate change issues, such as the '1 Million Women' movement in Australia. Watch this video.
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