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A
selection of international RiverNews
03.12.16
: Albania : Lawsuit against hydropower
project on the Vjosa has been filed Dam
project on Europe's last wild river was intended
to be realised without adequate environmental assessment
or civic participation
01.09.16
: Chile : Five rivers, two in Patagonia,
have just been spared from large dams
(source
IR) The
Chilean energy company Endesa cited "local
opposition" as a major reason why they pulled
out of the projects.
04.08.16
: Brazilian government cancels mega-dam on
the Amazon's Tapajós River
Source: (International Rivers and AmazonWatch).
Brazil?s
Federal Environmental Agency (IBAMA) announced the
cancelation
of licensing for the polemic São Luiz do
Tapajós mega-dam, the largest
hydroelectric project planned for the Amazon. More
24.07.16 :
World Bank Suspends Support for
Inga 3 Dam in the Congo (IR)
Source
IR : On July 25, the World Bank suspended its support
for the giant Inga 3 Dam in the Democratic Republic
of Congo. What the World Bank once hailed as a ?transformational
project? for the region has become the latest cautionary
tale of the enormous pitfalls of mega-dams.
More
10.07.16
: Successfull regionanl Big Jump Day in Europe.
(Sourece ERN)
Over 160 events has been organised to protest for
clean rivers.
14.03.16
: To day: March 14'th : International Day of
action for Rivers
03.03.16
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Berta Càceres (Goldman Prize Winner) mudered
Berta
Càceres
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read the letter to the president of Hondouras sent
by the Goldman Foundation and cosigned by 50 international
NGOs.
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Participate in the online action : Tell Dam Builders
to Pull Out of Agua Zarca Dam en Honduras
