The Belo Monte hydropower plant in the Brazilian Amazon, one of the world’s largest, was designed to channel water from the ...

China is no stranger to massive civil engineering projects, but its latest hydropower effort is impressively large, even by ...

Wood Buffalo National Park, in Canada, which spans northern Alberta and parts of the Northwest Territories, contains the largest beaver dam ever recor.

New disclosures reveal that China’s planned super-dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo — the world’s highest-altitude major river, ...

A joint investigation by The Associated Press and The Gecko Project has found that cyanide, arsenic and copper repeatedly leaked from a facility run by the largest gold miner in Liberia in recent ...

Confronting a catastrophic water crisis as millions forced to return to Afghanistan - IN FOCUS: With the return of millions of Afghans to their homeland as they are forced from neighbouring nations, ...

Worldwide, millions of people live in river deltas that are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, research suggests. This exacerbates the risk of catastrophic coastal flooding and land loss.

The leaders of Egypt and Sudan both welcome US president’s offer to mediate in the Nile dam dispute with Ethiopia.

Held at Midmar Dam, just outside Howick, the Midmar Mile is a 1.6km open water swim with various events – depending on your preference – running across the two days. Thousands of swimmers compete as ...

Widespread discontent in Iran has sent millions of protesters into the streets. Poor environmental planning embodies one of ...