By Julia Woods, Communications Specialist The beautiful Bisri Valley near Beirut is considered one of the most biodiverse and culturally significant landscapes in Lebanon, and many local farmers depend on the land for survival. Unfortunately, the valley is threatened by the proposed construction of a $617 million mega-dam project, approved by the World Bank back […]
By Alex Grossman, Director of Communications Last month, the Cambodian government made the decision to postpone the construction of any new hydropower dams along the Mekong River for the next decade. This is a huge victory for grassroots groups working against the construction of new development projects, as well as the tens of thousands who […]
By Alex Grossman One of the strengths of our grantmaking model is our ability to not only seed movements, but to continue to fuel them over time. Effective advocacy requires long term, sustained community organizing and leadership. And achieving crucial victories often requires prolonged investment and perseverance. In the case of the Mekong River, a […]
In 2019, we saw the power of grassroots movements growing around the world, helping to rewrite the future of climate change. Across continents these movements – led by women, Indigenous Peoples, and people like you – are working to challenge the status quo, hold governments and policymakers accountable, and drive change from the bottom up […]
Words by Pippa Gallop. Pippa is a research coordinator at CEE Bankwatch Network, the largest network of grassroots, environmental and human rights groups in central and eastern Europe. Based in Croatia, she specializes in monitoring coal and hydropower in the Western Balkans. In a recent win for movements in Belgrade, Serbia, the European Investment Bank […]
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