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Green dams ‘hit’ West Balkans biodiversity, locals’ water supply

May 1, 2018

Lauded as green and environmentally friendly, small-scale hydropower dams are dotted around the West Balkans. But local communities say the impact is disastrous. Source: Green dams ‘hit’ West Balkans biodiversity, locals’ water supply


Dabrova dolina: Zašto ne graditi čak ni male hidroelektrane u zaštićenim područjima

March 26, 2018

Dabrova Dolina Zašto ne graditi čak ni male hidroelektrane u zaštićenim područjima. Pippa Gallop, Bankwatch Privredna Banka Zagreb (PBZ) je 2015. godine odobrila kredit od milijun eura za izgradnju hidroelektrane na rijeci Mrežnici. Kreditna linija je


Money flows, rivers dry

March 22, 2018

Erste, Sberbank and the EBRD have been fueling the destruction of 27 km of rivers in the region of Josanicka banja, on the borders of the Kopaonik National Park in Serbia. It is a stark warning how the future of the Balkans might look if uncontrolled investment continues.


Financing for hydropower in protected areas of southeast Europe: update

March 16, 2018

Multilateral development banks have supported no fewer than 82 hydropower projects across southeast Europe, including in protected areas. The study finds that the number of hydropower projects in the region that enjoy financial support from multilatera


International banks fuelling a hydropower tsunami that’s decimating pristine Balkan rivers – study

March 16, 2018

Radolfzell, Vienna, Prague – Multilateral development banks have supported no fewer than 82 hydropower projects across southeast Europe, including in protected areas, according to a study by CEE Bankwatch Network released today.


The fight for Europe′s last untamed river

August 24, 2017

The Vjosa in southern Albania is the last free-flowing river in Europe and is crucial to thousands of livelihoods. But the Balkan frenzy over hydropower threatens the future of the entire valley. Source: The fight for Europe′s last untamed river | Envi


Planned coal-fired power plants in W. Balkans to breach new EU pollution standards – Bankwatch

June 15, 2017

Almost none of the planned coal-fired power plants in the Western Balkans will meet new, stricter EU pollution standards, the Czech Republic-based non-governmental organisation CEE Bankwatch Network has said. Source: Planned coal-fired power plants in


New Balkan Coal Plants ‘Will Pollute Environment’

June 14, 2017

Most Western Balkans countries rely heavily for power on coal plants, and most of the new ones being built will not meet European environmental standards, warned a report from a watchdog group. Source: New Balkan Coal Plants ‘Will Pollute Environment’


Tackling gender inequality at the EU’s flagship energy project

March 7, 2017

It 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


Small is (not always) beautiful: small hydro development in the Western Balkans

February 28, 2017

It 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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