A Balkan Dam Boom Imperils Europe’s Wildest Rivers
8 May 2018, Yale Environment 360
The Balkan Peninsula, one of Europe’s most undeveloped regions, is facing a wave of thousands of hydroelectric projects that would block pristine, free-flowing rivers and cause major environmental damage. Local residents and conservationists are fighting back.
Institution: EBRD, EIB
Tags: biodiversity | hydropower | rivers