Wednesday, February 10, 2010
International Day of River
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
International River Day - Mar 14
Taking Action for Rivers on March 14
* Learn more about 2009 actions by region
* Check out the 2009 International Day of Action for Rivers photo gallery
* Follow the Day of Action for Rivers blog
Reclaim Our Rivers, Our Rights in 2010!
We invite you, our friends and colleagues around the world to stand up on March 14, 2010, and participate in the 13th annual International Day of Action Against Dams and for Rivers, Water and Life.
Celebrate
Our collective international movement has made huge strides in protecting the world’s rivers and the rights of communities who depend on them. In June, our colleagues in Mexico succeeded in securing a significant delay on La Parota Dam. Strong Kenyan opposition to Ethiopia’s Gibe 3 Dam has deterred international funders from approving financing for the project. And in October, community activists celebrated their victorious campaign to stop a dam on the Mary River in Australia when the government cancelled the project.
Reclaim Our Rivers, Our Rights
Despite these successes, we still face serious challenges. The hydropower industry is planning to release a new protocol that could greenwash hydropower and undermine the rights of dam-affected communities to participate in development decisions. Southern financiers, like Brazil and China, are increasingly funding dams that threaten some of the world’s most amazing rivers, which have supported communities for generations.
We urge you to join thousands of dam-affected people and their allies around the world under a unifying message of "Our Rivers, Our Rights." Together, our voices are stronger.
* Together, we will demand reparations for people affected by existing dams.
* Together, we will insist that dams do not proceed without the consent of affected communities.
* Together, we will press for better solutions to meet our water and energy needs than big, destructive dams.
* Together, we will raise our voices on March 14, 2010 to reclaim our rivers and our rights.
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Volunteers Clean Up River
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Rocky Mount Telegram
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
The drought has provided communities that use the Tar River an opportunity to deal with water issues for the future, a riverkeeper said on Monday.
Heather Jacobs, riverkeeper for the Pamlico-Tar River Foundation, addressed the Rocky Mount Rotary Club on Monday at the Holiday Inn-Gateway. As a riverkeeper, she monitors rivers and looks for signs of pollution, communicates concerns and helps to organize types of action, whether it be for new rules or to enforce the regulations in place.
Conservation efforts at any time, not just during a drought, need to be made a priority, as well as growth control and water quantity, Jacobs said. She also said it is important for communities to keep using the resources within their own river basin.