Why no Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (NO TAP), here or elsewhere
Blog entry | 13 April, 2017This article first appeared on the Re:Common website. It was the end of February and the scene is Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. During an official meeting, the Italian government was severely criticised for the considerable delays in the constructio
Read moreLetter to the EBRD regarding the bank’s considerations to continue operations in Uzbekistan
Publication | 11 April, 2017The EBRD replied to the letter on April 19. Download their response as pdf >>
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River defenders gather forces in Georgia
Blog entry | 28 March, 2017This week, activists from across the world are meeting in Tbilisi to share their experiences of resisting hydropower projects and the money that supports them.
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For our rivers, for our lives – activists from across the globe meet in Tbilisi, Georgia
Blog entry | 27 March, 201785 river and dam activists from 40 countries and all continents gather at a time when dams are back in fashion.
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Italian communities block pipeline works to save ancient olive trees
Blog entry | 23 March, 2017An ancient olive grove in southern Italy is currently on the frontlines of grassroots resistance to the Southern Gas Corridor project, the EU’s flagship energy project.
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Hatching discontent in Ukraine
Blog entry | 16 March, 2017In Ukraine, big agriculture uses unscrupulous methods to manufacture consensus for expansion and marginalise local communities – often with the support of international donors.
Read moreAzerbaijan suspended from the EITI – a Bankwatch and Counter Balance statement
Press release | 10 March, 2017A decision to suspend Azerbaijan’s membership in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) adopted yesterday (Mar 9) is the latest reminder for international financial institutes to avoid supporting the Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) project.
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Tackling gender inequality at the EU’s flagship energy project
Blog entry | 7 March, 2017It is fitting that we use today to reflect on the European Investment Bank’s new Strategy on Gender Equality and Women’s Economic Empowerment: 8 March is International Women’s Day. Adopted at the beginning of this year, the strategy complements the ban
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[Campaign update] Ukrainian nuclear power consultations could be Potemkin villages
Blog entry | 3 March, 2017On Sunday, March 5, nuclear reactor number 3 at the Zaporizhia power plant in Ukraine, Europe’s largest nuclear power station, will reach the end of its 30 year lifespan. Kiev wants to keep this Soviet-era nuclear unit going for at least ten more years
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Small is (not always) beautiful: small hydro development in the Western Balkans
Blog entry | 28 February, 2017It has long been recognised that the human and environmental costs of large dams are extremely high. But what about small ones? Here we unpack some of the myths being spread about small hydropower in the Balkans.
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