On August 20, 2024, the world witnessed another major landslide that badly damaged a hydropower project in the fragile Himalayan ecosystem along the river Teesta. This latest landslide caused major destruction of the 510 MW NHPC Teesta-V hydropower power station in Sikkim, India. Fortunately, no casualties have been reported but the region is still reeling…
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Event at the Regional UN Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum Event Time: Tuesday, September 24th at 9:00 am ICT Event Hosts: EarthRights International, International Rivers, Community Resource Centre Foundation, ETO Watch, 3S Rivers Protection Network (3SPN), Mekong Watch (Japan), Defenders in Development Campaign, International Accountability Project (IAP), Just Ground, International Commission of Jurists-ICJ, Asia Indigenous Peoples…
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Event Name: Vietnam’s Unjust Energy Transition Event Time: Thursday, September 26th at 1 – 2pm Eastern Time Event Hosts: 350.org and Vietnam Climate Defenders Coalition Event Location: Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square, New York, NY 10012 and online Speakers Welcome from Obama Leaders Network, representative of Climate Community of Practice, Liangyi Chang, Christian Vanizette…
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By Rin Sohsai and Tanya Lee Roberts-Davis. Originally published in the Bangkok Tribune. Opinion piece highlights are below. In the coming months, Thailand’s updated draft Power Development Plan (PDP 2024-2037) is due to be submitted to the Cabinet for approval. This master plan underwent limited online public hearings in mid-June. Yet to date, the text…
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Poor financing and governance, suppression of activists put energy future at risk Opinion Editorial by Maureen Harris and Liangyi Chang originally published in Nikkei Asia. Below are highlights Relying heavily on coal, Vietnam is considered one of the fastest-growing per capita greenhouse gas emitters in the world, with emissions quadrupling between 2000 and 2015. It…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 26, 2024 CONTACT: v4climateleaders@gmail.com On June 27th, Vietnamese energy expert Ngô Thị Tố Nhiên (Nhien) was reportedly sentenced to three and a half years in prison during a closed-door trial in the capital, Hanoi. No formal information has been disclosed on the sentencing by Vietnamese state media. Nhien is the former…
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With immense gratitude, International Rivers is proud to share our 2023 Annual Report and celebrate what supporters like you made possible. From defending the free-flowing Salween River to leading the call for permanent river protections in Brazil and worldwide to accelerating women’s leadership roles in water governance and more, this work is made possible because…
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By Genny Ngende, Senior Campaign Coordinator, Africa Program Introduction The Africa Program works in partnership with a local organization in Guinea, Centre du Commerce International pour le Développement (CECIDE). Individually and collectively, we conduct research, engage with government and economic actors, publish reports and organize workshops for communities adversely impacted by hydropower projects. It is…
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by Pai Deetes, Phairin Sohsai and Tanya L. Roberts Davis Today, International Rivers is releasing a map illustrating sites of struggle along the Mekong River where communities and allied civil society groups have been able to hold their ground —significantly delaying the planned development of destructive hydropower dams — and sacrifice zones where the build…
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June 24th, 2024 marks the third anniversary of the wrongful arrest and imprisonment of environmental lawyer and climate justice advocate, Dang Dinh Bach, on trumped-up charges and under harsh and degrading conditions. Bach has requested that the international community write letters to him in prison and call on government decision-makers abroad to raise his case…
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 17, 2024 MEDIA CONTACT: maia@ripplestrategies.com Report Released One Week Prior to Anniversary of Climate Leader Mr. Dang Dinh Bach’s Imprisonment for Speaking Out Against Coal A new in-depth report about Vietnam’s Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) was released today, outlining the problems with the financing, governance, energy solutions, and participation necessary…
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