Turning the Tide on Large-Scale Hydropower In Colombia, activists and scientists are boosting mega-dam resistance by showing the cumulative impacts of these destructive projects. Daniel Henryk Rasolt
April 21, 2021
Miller Dussán is one of those rare people who can just as comfortably traverse the traditional fishing villages and small farms of the countryside as he can the halls of research and policy-making institutions
. In Colombia, a dynamic, water-rich country that is highly dependent on increasingly controversial hydropower, Dussán plays a vital role in these two spaces.
Since its inception in 2008, El Quimbo has been met with pronounced local resistance, including from fishermen downstream. Photo by Daniel Henryk Rasolt.