[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]At the World Hydropower Congress in Beijing, the Nature Conservancy released a report entitled The Power of Rivers. The report analyzes how dam construction can be optimized so that power generation can be increased with the lowest possible environmental impacts. It offers an innovative approach to planning dams, but needs to become more vocal on the rights of local communities to defend their rivers. By: Peter Bosshard

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