On May 13, NGOS from the Civil Society organized a parallel event to this Wolrd hydro Congress, to press where it hurts by asking the question : ” Hydroelectric Dams : solution or obstacle for delivering the Paris climate agreement and sustainale development goals ?”. Statement to expose the false Promise of Hydropower (pdf, 22MB) […]
The World Hydropower Congress in Paris, 14-16 May continues to portray large hydroelectric dams as green and a clean source of energy . Organized by the industrial lobby of the International Hydropower Association (IHA) in partnership with UNESCO, the conference’s title reads, “Delivering the Paris Climate Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals”. > more on the official […]
Urgent Call by EuroNatur, Riverwatch and EcoAlbania Dear colleagues, one of Europe’s last wild rivers needs your help: The Vjosa River and her tributaries in Albania are at risk of being dammed by more than 40 hydropower plants (HPPs). Currently, the major threat is HPP Kalviaç, which is planned within the ecologically most valuable river stretch. […]
Favorable opinion by the investigation Commissioner (public consultation). Regional NGOs support the project but ask for improvement of the project governance. Read the french NGO press release 20190304_CP_Poutes_FINAL
The European Commission announced last week that it would be referring Spain to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over the serious deterioration of the Doñana wetlands, and for its failure to implement the Water Framework Directive/WFD and the Birds and Habitats Directives
Save the date. Two news Dam Removal Workshops ; – 22-23 May 2019 : Seminar in Estonia on the River Parnu – Fall 2019 : Seminar in France on the Selune river
for more information visite the official site of the consultation process (ends 28 december 2018) , in french only > Consultation “dossier d’enquête publique”, in french only > Read our french press release > more information on the project (in english)
+++ Mesopotamia Ecology Movement +++ Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive +++ Disaster Flood in the Tigris – Made by a Turkish DamPress Release, 19.12.2018 On the evening of the 13th December 2018 one of the three spillway gates of the Dicle Dam at the Tigris River in Turkish-Kurdistan has broken. Since then the water level […]
Post extract from the web site of Riverwatch ++ 80,000 kilometers of rivers in the Balkans scientifically assessed ++ 76 percent thereof identified as no-go zones for hydropower development ++ Switch in energy policy is necessary and possible ++ Vienna, Radolfzell, November 27, 2018 – Three quarters of the rivers in the Balkans are ecologically […]
Vehicle tyres and synthetic clothes are two of the leading causes of household microplastic pollution, a report from Friends of the Earth UK has found. The UK study estimated that just four main sources delivered between 9,000 and 32,000 tonnes of microplastics into waterways every year. The two worst causes were tyre abrasion and the […]
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