by admin | Jun 5, 2023 | Infrastructure
Nepal: The cost of hydropower – dispossessing indigenous Magar communities of land and water Prabindra Shakya & Alessandro Ramazzotti Now in his late sixties, Til Bahadur Thapa is a local villager from the indigenous Magar community of Tanahu district in western...
by admin | Jun 5, 2023 | Infrastructure
Kyrgyzstan: The Kempir-Abad reservoir – political uncertainty or an opportunity for cooperation? Soviet water and energy infrastructure legacies have been painfully problematic for the countries of Central Asia for years. Relations between the countries of the region...
by admin | Jun 5, 2023 | Pollution
Nigeria: ‘Water was the source of life; it is now the cause of death’ – the ongoing oil pollution crisis among Ogoni people in the Niger Delta Mercy Ette, with contributions from Martha Agbani With an estimated area of about 1,050 square kilometres, Ogoniland is...
by admin | Jun 5, 2023 | Pollution
Guatemala: Water pollution and the rights of Q’eqchi Peoples in El Estor Monica Coc Magnusson Difficulties in accessing clean water under international human rights standards are increasing for Indigenous communities globally. Mining operations are a leading cause of...
