![]() ![]() Throughout the construction of Belo Monte, the world’s third largest dam, we’ve seen firsthand the grave impacts these projects have on the ecosystems in which they’re built. And as extreme weather events increase around the world, the inherent danger of large dams becomes more evident. In a time of intensifying droughts, many vulnerable hydropower-dependent countries are facing energy shortages. Large dams have no place on our rapidly changing planet. In October 2016, a research study from Washington State University found that the world’s reservoirs generate 1.3 percent of all greenhouse gases (more than the total emissions of Canada!), confirming the damage dams do to our climate. The more we learn, the clearer it becomes that large dams are unsustainable energy sources.įrom the Mexican highlands to the Amazon River basin, hydroelectric mega-projects are aggravating climate change, destroying sensitive ecosystems, and threatening human rights and indigenous cultures. ![]() Halting the implementation of large dams in the Americas
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