• $600,000Active Strategy

  2011 (Duration 3 years)

  BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA — International Rivers works to protect rivers and defend the rights of communities that depend on them. They have been a driving force behind the Save the Mekong Coalition and the campaign to stop Mekong mainstream dams. The proposed grant will support to International Rivers' efforts to build a strong civil society movement to maintain productive freshwater ecosystems in the Mekong River Basin, including the headwaters in China, by opposing the most destructive hydropower projects.

• $240,000Active Strategy

  2011 (Duration 2 years)

  BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA — International Rivers Network works to protect rivers and defend the rights of communities that depend on them. Since 2006, their China program has increased awareness about the role and impacts of Chinese dam builders and financiers in China and internationally. China is the world's biggest dam builder. International Rivers aims to strengthen the policies and practices of Chinese dam builders overseas and within China, and to stop the most destructive projects from going forward. Under the grant, International Rivers will deepen their engagement on environmental policy development with companies, like Sinohydro, the world's largest hydropower company. They will monitor how the company begins implementation of environmental and social safeguards and document lessons learned to improve future practice. Grant funds will also go towards campaigns to oppose the most destructive hydropower projects.

• $200,000Active Strategy

  2011 (Inactive Grant)

  BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA — To support the Save the Mekong Coalition.

The MacArthur Foundation awarded International Rivers Network $1,040,000 between 2009 and 2012.