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Climate change hits northern Mexico, as officials look to solve water crisis

Engineers bet on a miracle to bring Nepal’s holy river back to life

‘Cursed’ dam project in orangutan habitat claims 16th life in less than 2 years

On hazardous mine tailings dams, ‘safety first’ should be the rule (commentary)

Beyond boundaries: Earth’s water cycle is being bent to breaking point

First gharial hatchlings spotted in nearly two decades in Nepal’s Karnali River

For Thai fishers facing dwindling catches, a Lao dam looms large

In the Mekong’s murky depths, giants abound, new expedition finds

China-funded dam could disrupt key Argentine glaciers and biodiversity

The world’s dams: Doing major harm but a manageable problem?

Death of last river dolphin in Laos rings alarm bells for Mekong population

Dams on Brazil’s Jamanxim River: The advancing assault on the environment and Indigenous peoples in the Tapajós basin (commentary)

Chinese investment in Latin America plagues people and nature: Report

AI model shows how Amazon dams can be made less environmentally damaging

Crackdown on villagers highlights heavy hand of Indonesia’s ‘strategic’ projects

Déjà vu for Indigenous villagers in Brazil as floods leave them homeless again

In Bolivia, Indigenous groups fear the worst from dam project on Beni River

China’s building spree in Nepal casts shadow over Himalayan ecosystem

Holy loach! Fish missing for decades rediscovered in Turkey’s Batman River

In Laos, a ‘very dangerous dam’ threatens an ancient world heritage site

‘Unequal exchange’ for Brazil community in shadow of Anglo American mine

New transport infrastructure is opening the Amazon to global commerce

Railroad and mine projects stir up anxiety in rural Brazil communities

Vale told Brazil communities they were in danger. They say Vale wants their land

New map identifies risks, and potential sanctuaries, for Brazil’s diving duck

Dam builder denies responsibility as logjam chokes river in Malaysian Borneo

Cambodian dam a ‘disaster’ for local communities, rights group says

Planned dam in Philippine national park catches flak from activists, officials

Study puts 2050 deadline on tipping point for Mekong Delta salinity

Our World Heritage is deeply tied to rivers and they need protection from dams (commentary)

Former dam executive found guilty in the killing of Berta Cáceres

Amazon dams: No clean water, fish dying, then the pandemic came

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