News & Resources: ‘Dams’
Persistent Activism Safeguards Peruvian Amazon from Hydroelectric Dam
Jun 22, 2011
Precedent-setting decision requires that all future proposed projects in the Inambari Basin must be subjected to prior consultation with local communities. Read more
Water Warriors: Champions of the Mekong River
Apr 22, 2011
Over 60 million people depend on the Mekong River and its tributaries for water, food, transport, and income. The proposed Xayaburi Dam would forever change the Lower Mekong. Thankfully, these grassroots activists aren't sitting quietly. Read more
A Reprieve For The Mekong
Apr 22, 2011
Government representatives from Laos, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia met to discuss the Xayaburi Dam, the single greatest threat to the Mekong River and its people. In a temporary but important victory, they deferred and elevated their decision to the Ministerial level. Read more
Protests Against River-Linking Plans Gain Momentum in India
Feb 4, 2011
Micahel Mazgaonkar, coordinator of Greengrants' India Board, was on the front lines of the marches this January, protesting a government plan that would inundate up to 75 villages. Read more
US Senate on Dam Threat to Mekong River
Sep 24, 2010
The Xayaburi Dam would be the first dam on the lower Mekong Mainstream. It would displace thousands of people in Laos, disrupt fish migration routes and cause the extinction of the critically endangered Mekong Giant Catfish. Read more
Mphanda Nkuwa Dam Continues to Threaten Zambezi River Communities
Oct 28, 2009
In June, Greengrants published an article on local communities raising awareness about the socio-economic and environmental impacts of the proposed Mphanda Nkuwa Dam, located on the Zambezi River in Mozambique. Read more
Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam Explosion Causes Oil Spill
Sep 30, 2009
In late August one of the transformers in the Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam, located east of Moscow in the Khakassia region of Siberia, exploded. The explosion caused massive amounts of oil to spill into the Yenisei River, which runs into the Arctic Sea. Read more
Greengrants Grantees Receive Ramon Magsaysay Award
Aug 27, 2009
Three Greengrants grantees and colleagues are among the winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Award this year! Read more
Dams Suspended in China
Jul 27, 2009
Officials cited that dam construction had been started without appropriate environmental assessments or approval. In a surprising move, the Chinese government recently suspended construction of two dams on the Jinsha River, a tributary of the Yangtze River in Yunnan Province. Read more
Mphanda Nkuwa Dam Threatens Communities in Mozambique
Jun 24, 2009
In Mozambique, Greengrants grantee Voices of the Zambezi and partner Justiça Ambiental have been organizing local communities and raising awareness about the environmental and socio-economic impacts of the proposed Mphanda Nkuwa Dam, located on the Zambezi River. Read more