From October 12 to 18, the World Bank hold their Annual Meetings in Bangkok. Finance ministers, central bankers, and the Bank ...

International Rivers protects rivers and defends the rights of communities that depend on them.

Date: Tuesday, 13 October 2026 Time: 13h00-14h30 (UTC+7) Format: In person only (Ambassador Hotel, Orchid 4, 3rd floor, 171 Sukhumvit Road, Soi 11, Khlong Toei Nuea, Watthana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand.

World Bank hydropower financing is putting rivers and communities at risk. Explore the evidence on mega-dams, climate risks, human rights and sustainable alternatives.

In September, International Rivers accompanied civil society partners and community leaders from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to meet with European policymakers and civil society ...

CONCEPCIÓN, CHILE – The Biobío River is now the first ecosystem to have a Declaration of Rights in Chile. The communities of Defensa Ribera Norte Chiguayante, situated downstream on the Biobío River, ...

Today on the 27th International Day of Action for Rivers, international and local civil society organizations (CSOs) share the appeal they sent to the World Bank and 15 other financiers – members of ...

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 ...

In a momentous win for the Mekong River, this week the Thai Cabinet formally called for cancellation of the Lancang-Mekong Navigation Channel Improvement Project, popularly known as the Mekong “rapids ...

Today, International Rivers is releasing a map illustrating sites of struggle along the Mekong River where communities and allied civil society groups have been able to hold their ground ...

The Turbulent River. The Mother of Waters. The Nine-tailed Dragon. No single honorific captures the Mekong River’s power and majesty — or its paramount importance in the lives of those who depend on ...