International Rivers celebrates the historic advisory opinion delivered by the International Court of Justice on the ...

A two-day workshop brought together NGO and community partners from Namibia, Guinea, and the Democratic Republic of Congo to ...

On June 3, 2025, the World Bank approved $250 million funding for the Inga 3 Dam, a mega hydropower project on the Congo ...

International Rivers expresses its profound concern over yesterday’s passage of Bill 2159/21 in the Brazilian Congress, which ...

Background In a new study, International Rivers and Irigaray e Associados, Análise Juridica da Legislação Ambiental Brasileira, reveal a potentially transformative legal approach to protecting ...

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. Each member of our team brings a unique ...

Since 1985, International Rivers has protected rivers and defended the rights of communities that depend on them. See our work and get involved.

Latin America is a vast and ecologically diverse region known for the power and beauty of its river systems. International Rivers works in river basins throughout Latin America that are hotspots of ...

Corporate Accountability June 25, 2024 by Pai Deetes, Phairin Sohsai and Tanya L. Roberts Davis Today, International Rivers is releasing a map illustrating sites of struggle along the Mekong River ...

The climate crisis is upon us. How we respond to it will shape the future of the planet and every species upon it. For too long our rivers and watersheds have been treated as habitats to be exploited.

Peru – In a landmark decision in favor of rivers in Peru, the Mixed Court in the City of Nauta ruled that the Marañón River, one of the country’s most significant rivers and water sources and the ...