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A Voice for Rivers

Healthy rivers, the foundation of the world’s most critical ecosystems, are essential to conserving and restoring our environment. Yet with 3,700 large dams are currently planned or under construction around the world, rivers need our protection — they need a voice.

Inga Women Speak

Inga women have been fighting for their rights and to stop the third Inga dam from being built on their river. Their livelihoods and wellbeing are at stake, as many decisions have been made without their voices being heard.

River Rights

If corporations have rights, shouldn’t rivers? To answer this key question and more check out this video “River Rights” to learn about the Rights of Rivers movement and philosophy. Produced by Eli Noyes and photos from International Rivers.

Community Voices of Lake Turkana

Lake Turkana, in Kenya and Ethiopia, supports the livelihoods of 300,000 people. In this video, we have a chance to listen to their concerns about developments on the Lake as well as the importance of the lake in their lives.

The Salween River

The Teesta River

Rights of Rivers: Stories of sovereignty and guardianship in the fight to give rivers legal rights

In this webinar from October 13 2020, a panel of experts on the Rights of Rivers explore how several communities have successfully fought to secure legal rights for their rivers, and how we can support similar movements around the world. Speakers include: Gerrard Chairperson of the Nga Tangata Tiaki o Whanganui Trust, New Zealand Jorge Iván Palacio, lawyer and jurist, former president of the Colombian Constitutional Court, Shrishtee Bajpai, activist and researcher at the organization Kalpavriksh in India, Felipe Clavijo-Ospina, former Law Clerk at the Constitutional Court of Colombia, Grant Wilson, Executive Director of Earth Law Center, Sam Bookman, Fellow at the Vance Center for International Justice and Monti Aguirre, International Rivers Latin America Program Coordinator. Watch in Spanish here.

2 Years After Lao Dam Collapse: The Call for Justice Persists

On July 23 2018, at least 70 people died or disappeared and over 7000 were displaced when a dam collapsed in southern Laos. Two years later, those affected are yet to see justice. This webinar and panel discussion explores continued efforts within the Mekong region and beyond to hold responsible actors to account.

Rivers for Recovery: Protecting Rivers and Rights Essential for a Just and Green Recovery

International Rivers, Rivers without Boundaries Coalition, Perangua, and leaders from the movement to defend rivers for an interactive webinar on the importance of rivers for a just and green recovery from the Covid pandemic, and to learn how you can help. December 10, 2020. Speakers: Robert Rodriques, (Movimento de Atingidos por Barragens – MAB Brazil) Irham Hudaya Yunadi (HAkA Indonesia) Pao Fernández Garrido (World Fish Migration Foundation, Spain) Sukhgerel Dugersuren (Rivers without Boundaries, Mongolia) Manana Kochladze (Green Alternative, Georgia) Joilson Costa, (Frente por uma Nova Política Energética para o Brasil) Eugene Simonov (Rivers without Boundaries Coalition) Michael Simon (International Rivers) Darryl Knudsen (International Rivers) Hosted by: Maureen Harris, (International Rivers)

Consultation Protocols: Instrument for the Defense of Territories and Rights

In this webinar which took place on May 19, 2020, Monti Aguirre of our Latin America program, and Pai Deetes of our Southeast Asia program shared stories, current challenges, and emerging wisdom from their work with communities on the ground. We were joined with a reading by the renowned poet and activist Jane Hirshfield, who inspires social change and a deep responsibility to protect our natural world through her art. The speaker panel will be followed by a Q&A with opportunity for participants to share knowledge and experiences, and to contribute to International Rivers’ fundraising efforts.

The Hydropower Dams Map, released in November 2023, is an evolving project, mapping dams that are prospective, under construction, in operation, under rehabilitation, suspended, or under expansion, across the Sub-Saharan Africa region. It provides detailed financial, environmental, and social information on these projects across this region. Learn more here.