Over 120,000 petition development banks to Save the Blue Heart of Europe and drop destructive hydropower in the Balkans
June 21, 2018
London, Prague, Radolfzell, Vienna – Representatives from the Save the Blue Heart of Europe campaign to save Europe’s last remaining wild rivers [1] handed in a petition endorsed globally by more than 120,000 people, calling on international development banks to rein in financial support for hydropower projects in the Balkans.
Belgrade waste public-private partnership (PPP)
June 19, 2018
The Vinča waste PPP contract between the City of Belgrade and the Suez-Itochu consortium raises numerous issues including the terms of the contract, the waste management model envisaged, and the impacts on the Roma population living on the landfill, as
New Kosovo power plant – an expensive and outdated anomaly in a decarbonising world
June 19, 2018
After years of delay, the New Kosovo lignite power plant took a step forward in 2017 with the signing of commercial contracts. However, numerous old issues, including carbon emissions, resettlement, and the dubious single-bidder procurement process, ha
Hydropower threatens Balkan rivers, campaigners say
June 17, 2018
Over the next few years, 3,000 hydropower plants could be built in the Balkan region. Environmentalists say the plans threaten rivers from Slovenia to Albania, considered to be some of the last wild rivers in Europe. Source: Hydropower threatens Balkan
Zaključavanje u ugljen, zaključavanje u prošlost
June 12, 2018
Dok Kina ubrzano radi na dekarbonizaciji svoje ekonomije, kineske tvrtke i banke grade ili financiraju projekte termoelektrana na ugljen na Balkanu. U BiH je nedavno tako sagrađena termoelektrana Stanari, koja je u cijelosti dopremljena iz Kine, a Blok
Balkan rivers are crying for help
June 4, 2018
Protests that take the form of a whistle-blowing complaint are “choking” the Balkans in an attempt to save the water resources of the countries in the region. Source: Balkan rivers are crying for help
Threatening wilderness, dams fuel protests in the Balkans
June 4, 2018
KRUSCICA, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – For almost a year, a clutch of Bosnian women has kept watch over a wooden bridge to disrupt the march of hydropower – part of a Balkan-wide protest against the damming of Europe’s wild riv
Talsperren allenthalben
May 22, 2018
Balkanstaaten planen den Bau von 3000 meist kleinen Wasserkraftwerken. Doch die Dämme sind für die Energieversorgung nutzlos. Source: Talsperren allenthalben
Europa’s laatste wilde rivier ligt straks vol met dammen
May 22, 2018
Waterkrachtcentrales leveren “groene” energie, toch? In Oost-Europa denken ze daar anders over. De documentaire Blue Heart toont hoe de laatste wilde rivieren van Europa volgebouwd worden met dammen. Source: Europa’s laatste wilde rivier ligt straks vo
Na ratunek ostatnim dzikim rzekom Europy
May 21, 2018
Międzynarodowe banki i korporacje chętnie inwestują miliardy w budowę tam i elektrowni wodnych na Bałkanach przyczyniając się tym samym do destrukcji środowiska naturalnego. Source: Na ratunek ostatnim dzikim rzekom Europy