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May 13, 2021 - Africa’s great rivers have nourished some of the world’s most significant civilizations. They have shaped the rhythm of life for untold generations of...

Nov 9, 2025 - November 2025 – Environmental defenders are on the frontlines of the climate crisis, yet across the world they face escalating threats—from violence...

Oct 1, 2025 - Meet our vibrant and powerful International Rivers Staff and Board! We have staff members across the world from Bangkok and New Delhi to Pretoria and Brasilia....

May 20, 2025 - On International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating some of the women who are playing a critical role in fighting the destruction of our rivers and pushing...

Mar 4, 2024 - All over the world, women play a critical role in providing, managing and safeguarding water resources. Yet too often, governments ignore women’s lives and...

Aug 20, 2020 - Patagonia is a region of mystery and striking diversity, a place where fjords, glaciers, coastal rainforests, dry steppes, pristine lakes and rushing rivers...

Aug 29, 2023 - International Rivers and our global networks are actively engaged in calling on decision-makers to preserve our precious rivers, protect our human rights, and...

Sep 4, 2020 - Background In many countries, the most applicable means of protection for people affected by dams are national and local laws. But too often, laws alone are...

May 24, 2021 - Rivers are essential to life on the planet. Free-flowing rivers act as the planet’s arteries, providing ecosystems with critical freshwater, nurturing animal...

Aug 20, 2020 - The following list describes several World Heritage Sites under threat from existing or proposed dams. This is not meant as a comprehensive list of all...

Apr 15, 2025 - In 1985, a small group of volunteers formed International Rivers Network. Their vision was simple and yet remarkably ambitious: to develop a worldwide network...

Jul 22, 2022 - For nearly three decades, International Rivers has been at the forefront of research and communications on issues surrounding large dams and their impact on...

Aug 11, 2020 - Rivers have created some of the world’s most treasured and spectacular landscapes. Think of Brazil’s Pantanal, Botswana’s Okavango Delta and the Grand...

Aug 11, 2020 - Community rights are frequently enshrined in national constitutions or international treaties but rarely upheld in real life. As a result, when development...

Oct 15, 2020 - A river’s flow is its heartbeat. Freshwater plants and animals have evolved with, and intimately depend upon, natural patterns of hydrological variability....

Aug 11, 2020 - “I cannot freely walk on my territory or swim in the sacred river and I am separated from my children because of the threats. I cannot live in peace, I am...

Apr 24, 2025 - Upcoming Events Previous Events International Rivers at COP16 Colombia | Indigenous and traditional peoples as water custodians: initiatives to advance the...

Apr 29, 2021 - Globally, the influx of solar and wind energy, combined with ever smarter grids and storage capacity is changing the landscape of our energy systems. And where...

Apr 15, 2025 - International Rivers is proud to mark our 40th anniversary and celebrate communities giving voices to rivers and opposing hydropower.

May 10, 2021 - The State of Knowledge: Women and Rivers in the Mekong Region (2020) highlights women’s contributions—both actual and potential—to better governance,...

Sep 4, 2020 - Background Healthy, flowing rivers are the lifelines of our planet. They provide people with water, food, medicines, building materials, land-replenishing...

Feb 26, 2021 - The Zambezi River, which means “Great River” in the Tonga language, is one of Africa’s most biodiverse rivers, and the fourth-largest river basin on the...