#hydropower News
As the world warms up and the population rises, water shortages are a growing problem.
China's dam-building on the Mekong River is altering water flows and holding back sediment, affecting millions living downstream.
A rethink of global water security is needed as knowledge grows about the role of nature and climate, analysts say.
Just one river is due to have 36 hydropower projects, with local people saying the impacts of tunnelling the mountainside are already forcing them to leave their homes.
#hydropower Opinion
India has told Pakistan that it wants to modify the treaty that regulates use of the shared river – an escalation of a years-long dispute.
China is crafting “wonderful stories” about its upstream dams in the Mekong. But the overall thrust of the narrative glosses over the more controversial aspects of dam building.
Policy & Finance
Financing gender-energy access programmes in Asean
Women often get the short end of the stick in rural areas where energy access is poor. In the drive to improve energy access, directing finance to increase the participation of women in the energy sector is necessary.
Policy & Finance
Getting to zero deforestation in the Amazon by 2030
Amazon deforestation in Brazil reached a 12-year high in 2020, and over 95 per cent of it is illegal. Governments and markets must radically revalue the rainforest’s natural services and stimulate a green economy to avoid a nightmare scenario.
Policy & Finance
Amid coronavirus, let's not forget about indigenous people
Carbon & Climate
How clean energy boosts climate resilience for island communities
#hydropower Videos
A British conservation charity has turned to technology thousands of years old – the Archimedes screw − to provide electricity for lighting one of the historic mansion houses it looks after.
#hydropower Podcasts
Ambitious plans to transmit clean energy from India, China and Australia into Southeast Asia have been proposed in recent years. Eco-Business speaks with two energy experts on the prospects, challenges and ingredients for success.
Laos has announced the construction of two new coal plants for this year, despite growing evidence that coal power comes with significant financial risk. What is holding back the country from tapping its rich clean energy resources instead?
The clean energy sector’s poor human rights performance places its legitimacy at risk. Jessie Cato of the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre sheds light on how the industry can avoid labour abuse, land grabs and other violations.
#hydropower Press Releases
Solar Promotion
Green light for The smarter E South America in October
International Hydropower Association
Gaining Indigenous Peoples’ consent for sustainable hydropower
