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Why Big Dams are the Wrong Response to Climate Change
eSocialSciences; International Rivers Network IRN - 2011
. But these measures need to be based on a holistic understanding of sustainability. Large hydropower projects are not a … technologically mature, environmentally destructive and non-renewable forms of energy such as large hydropower. URL …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009319340
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Foretelling the Mekong: Key Findings of the MRC’s Strategic Environmental Assessment on Mekong Mainstream Dams
eSocialSciences; International Rivers Network IRN - 2011
With 11 large hydropower dams proposed to block the Lower Mekong River’s mainstream, the future of the river lies at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009002311
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Mekong Mainstream Dams: Threatening Southeast Asia's Food Security
eSocialSciences; International Rivers Network IRN - 2010
hydropower dams on the Mekong River’s lower mainstream. If built, these dams would harm the river’s ecology and block the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008671528
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Damned Rivers, Damned Lies What the Water Establishment Doesn't Want You to Know
eSocialSciences; International Rivers Network IRN - 2007
The social, environmental and economic impacts of dams are summarised and outlines better options for water management …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005696016
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Protecting Rivers and Rights: The World Commission on Dams Recommendations in Action
eSocialSciences; International Rivers Network IRN - 2011
The briefing kit highlights key examples of policies, regulations and laws that reflect these WCD recommendations and references specific projects that demonstrate them in action. [IRN brief]. URL: [http://www.internationalrivers.org/files/WCDbriefingkit_0.pdf].
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009002283