Fivas and other Nordic CSOs calls on The International Monetary Fund to support new and fair solutions on debt problems on the occasion of the IMF annual meeting 2014.
New UN Goal for water will be strong, but can we count on it?
The Sustainability Goals will probably state that universal access to water and sanitation will be the target to reach. Whether we can agree on a measurement that assures us the effect we want is however still in the open.
Government Audit Finds Hydropower Aid Doesn’t Benefit the Poor
The strong criticism of Norwegian sustainable energy aid by the Norwegian Auditor General Office does not go unnoticed internationally. Read Peter Bosshard’s, policy director at International Rivers, take on it.
Alternatives to hydropower
Our new report explores the great potential in modern renewable energy and analyzes how it can be used to avoid the negative environmental and societal consequences that hydropower can have.
UN must remember its commitments to the human right to water
Fivas and 86 other organizations are urging UN member states participating in the development of the Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that stand-alone goals on the right to water and sanitation are included.
Potential collapse of Kariba dam tests disaster preparedness in Zimbabwe
Warnings of weaknesses in the ageing dam on the Zambezi river highlight the country’s lack of preparedness for disasters