CategoriesPress Release++ Multilateral development banks have supported no fewer than 82 hydropower projects across south-eastern Europe, including in protected areas, according to a study by the CEE Bankwatch Network published today. ++ Radolfzell, Vienna, Prague, Tirana – The study [1] shows that the number of hydropower projects in the region that enjoy financial support from multilateral […]
CategoriesIn MediaBy Prof. Aleko Miho Respect for the different opinion of the socialist deputy in the Albanian Parliament a week ago, at the same time chairman of the Economy Committee, Mr. Braces! “The government has lost its political will, this is great greed”, he said! I am convinced that among the Parliamentarians and in other governing […]
CategoriesPress Release++ Two European-financed hydropower projects are causing significant damage to nature and people’s livelihoods, finds a new study by CEE Bankwatch Network released today. December 20th, 2017. Prague, Tirana. A field visits to the Rrapuni and Tërnovë hydropower plants in June 2017 showed that there is an almost complete lack of implementation of the monitoring by the […]
CategoriesPress ReleaseOpposition to the hydropower plants projected on the Vjosë River is gaining further support. In an open letter to the Minister of Energy and Industry, the Confederation of Albanian Industries calls for a moratorium on the construction of dams on the Vjos River and its tributaries. The rivers of the Balkans are threatened by a […]
CategoriesPress ReleaseThe Standing Committee of the Berne Convention at its annual meeting held on 5-8 December decided that plans for 17 hydropower plants in the Mavrova National Park in Macedonia should be suspended immediately. The Standing Committee highlighted its main concern regarding the continued construction of small hydropower plants within the park. The governing body of […]
CategoriesReports++ 2800 planned HPPs, 187 under construction and more than 1000 inside Protected Areas++ Vienna, Radolfzell, Tirana 30.11.2017. A new data set makes the extent of the threat to the Blue Heart of Europe visible: the dam tsunami has started to roll. Currently, between Slovenia and Greece, about 2,800 hydropower plants are being planned, 187 are […]
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