International Rivers is working with frontline communities to explore legal protections for the Tapajos and Arapiuns rivers.

Four years ago this month, environmental lawyer and climate justice advocate Dang Dinh Bach (Bach) was unjustly arrested in ...

By Maureen Harris, Senior Advisor June 24, 2025, marks a grim anniversary: four years since environmental lawyer Dang Dinh ...

International Rivers Turns 40! In 1985, a dedicated group of volunteers united around a shared vision to develop a worldwide network to protect rivers and promote just and sustainable energy options.

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 ...

We work to protect rivers and rights, and promote real solutions for meeting water, energy and flood management needs around the globe. Based on five continents, our staff work closely with a global ...

News March 19, 2024 In a historic milestone for the protection of the Marañón River, led by indigenous Kukama women of Peru, the Peruvian Mixed Court in Nauta ruled to protect the rights of the ...

‘Transforming Power’ Cross-regional Gender Guide Webinar. The cross-regional webinar on 26 November 2020 brought together presenters and participants working on women and rivers in Asia and Africa. It ...

JETPs are a relatively new intergovernmental financing mechanism aimed at supporting energy transitions in fossil-fuel dependent developing and emerging economies. Vietnam’s $15.5 billion JETP was ...

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 ...

Photos here (credit: Defensa Ambiental) Download the press release here: English Version For Immediate Release September 25, 2024 MEDIA CONTACTS: Isadora Armani, Communications of International Rivers ...

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.