31.12.08 : China Slows Water Project. South-to-North Plan Faces 4-Year Delay on Impact Concerns
23.12.08 : Turkey : Ilisu Dam Project facing severe backlash, (NGO Press Release)
18.12.08 : China : Yunnan's Xiaowan Hydropower Station started filling with water
12.12.08 : China : Official Cites Hydropower's Messy Splash (Caijing Magazine)
27.11.08 : ICOLD (Art. Le Monde) : After years, come back of large dams (f)
26.11.08 : Australia / Traveston Dam project : Aussie Activists Celebrate Dam Suspension (by IR)
14.10.08 : China plans to build 750 dams across Tibet
08.10.08 : Germany, Austria and Switzerland have started the official process of withdrawing financial support for the Ilisu project in Turkey (e)
25.09.08 : Bulgaria Government Revives Hydroelectric Projects on Danube River
18.09.08 : USA : Dam reservoirs invaded by nonindigenous species (f)
14.09.08 : Fertilisers linked to contaminated drinking water in Evros, Greece
27.08.08 : Switzerland : Potential for Small Hydropower Plants Recognised
23.08.08 : Stockholm / Waterweek : 50 % of the waterconsumption by agricultur is wasted ! (f)
31.07.08 : Environmental Information Portal lauched by EEA and Microsoft
28.07.08 : Mediterranean area : Tourism Puts Growing Pressure on Water Resources
23.07.08 : France unveils plan to boost hydropower
06.07.08 : BIG JUMP Day in Europe !
19.06.08 : Chinese experts appeal to authorities to suspend big dam projects in southwest China following Sichuan's deadly earthquake
18.06.08 : WWF warns Turkey of approaching water crisis
17.06.08 : European standards for surface water (f)
12.06.08 : Call for the intermediary Big Jump 2008 (July 6)
19.05.08 : Spain / Water transfers. The actual situation, (an overlook by ERN)
18.05.08 : Spain : Large demonstration in the delta of the Ebroriver (Amposta) against water transfers
Amposta, 18 of may 2008 (Plataforma)
14.05.08 : China: Troops rush to plug dam cracks
13.05.08 : China : Zipingpu Hydropower plant stopped by quake
19.04.08 : Spanish Government approves plan to transfer water from Tarragona to Barcelona (60 km)
18.04.08 : Ebro-Barcelona Water Transfer: Murcia and Valencia threaten to challenge the Constitutional Court
05.04.08 : EU clashes with the greek ministry over Acheloos diversion
02.04.08 : Drought in Espagne, Barcelona to import water from Marseille in tankers
30.03.08 : Windmill With A Twist Can Provide Fresh Water From Seawater Directly (Sciencedaily)
22.03.08 : World Water Day 2008
14.03.08 : Yacyreta Dam / Argentina : More respect of social rights and environnement needed (ERN) f
14.03.08 : Joint Call to halt Ilisu Dam Development on the Occasion of the International Day of Action Against Dams and for Rivers, Water and Life (Intl. Day of action for rivers)
14.03.08 : International Day of Actions for Rivers, worldwide !
27.02.08: Argentina/Yacyreta : TV Team, Yann Arthus Bertrand and Roberto Epple after 5 days released and tranfered to Brezil. One member of the team is still blocked in Porto Iguazu / Argentina
25.02.08 : Yann Arthus Bertrands french TV Crew and the head of European Rivers Network, Roberto Epple, arrested when filming the Yacyreta dam in Argentina
22.02.08 : Famous french photogropher Yann Arthus Bertrand filming currently Argentinas Rivers and Nature (Cineflex Technology) with te participation of ERN
