news Featured 11 Apr 2024 PUBLIC CONSULATION: ASSESSING HYDROPOWER SUSTAINABILITY AT THE OUTSET WITH HYDROSELECT 11 Apr 2024 11 Apr 2024 18 Mar 2024 CERTIFIED USER TRAINING: HYDROPOWER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES IN AFRICA 18 Mar 2024 18 Mar 2024 13 Mar 2024 WESTERN BALKANS HYDROPOWER WORKSHOP: HOW TO DEMONSTRATE SUSTAINABILITY AND PROJECT BANKABILITY IN THE REGION 13 Mar 2024 13 Mar 2024 5 Dec 2023 Bursa carbon exchange signs moc with sarawak energy, hydropower sustainability alliance and i-rec at cop28, signalling its future offering of renewable energy certificates 5 Dec 2023 5 Dec 2023 9 Oct 2023 Brazilian hydropower project Jirau sets new benchmark with first certification against the Hydropower Sustainability Standard in South America 9 Oct 2023 9 Oct 2023 29 Aug 2023 Hydropower Sustainability Council celebrates Gold Certification for Hydro-Québec’s Eastmain-1 Development 29 Aug 2023 29 Aug 2023 31 May 2023 Hydropower Sustainability Alliance releases report on Hydro-Québec's Eastmain-1 Development 31 May 2023 31 May 2023 9 Mar 2023 Tajikistan’s Sebzor HPP world’s first hydropower project to be certified against independent sustainability standard 9 Mar 2023 9 Mar 2023 16 Sep 2022 IHA Sustainability and Pamir Energy drive first certification assessment using the HS Standard in Central Asia 16 Sep 2022 16 Sep 2022 11 Jul 2022 Collaboration plan in the works between the Hydropower Sustainability Council and the Low Impact Hydropower Institute 11 Jul 2022 11 Jul 2022 16 Jun 2022 The Hydropower Sustainability Council joins ISEAL as a Community Member 16 Jun 2022 16 Jun 2022 5 Apr 2022 Strengthening sustainable hydropower in Nepal with new training 5 Apr 2022 5 Apr 2022 23 Mar 2022 BLOG: The business case for independent ESG standards 23 Mar 2022 23 Mar 2022 23 Mar 2022 BLOG: How investors can avoid funding the wrong hydropower projects 23 Mar 2022 23 Mar 2022 3 Mar 2022 Nepal to become a centre of excellence in sustainable hydropower with new partnership 3 Mar 2022 3 Mar 2022 11 Feb 2022 Hydropower sustainability fund now open to 40 countries worldwide 11 Feb 2022 11 Feb 2022 19 Jan 2022 blog: The great greenwashing debate: how hydropower can separate fact from fiction 19 Jan 2022 19 Jan 2022 17 Jan 2022 New guide on protecting Indigenous rights in hydropower development 17 Jan 2022 17 Jan 2022 4 Nov 2021 New guide on how to increase the safety of hydropower infrastructure 4 Nov 2021 4 Nov 2021 21 Sep 2021 IHA releases guidance on hydropower development in Protected Areas 21 Sep 2021 21 Sep 2021 10 Sep 2021 Financial support for projects that seek certification 10 Sep 2021 10 Sep 2021 8 Sep 2021 New hydropower certification and labelling scheme launched with global support 8 Sep 2021 8 Sep 2021 16 Jul 2021 BLOG: Combatting climate change: the renewable energy vs. conservation dilemma 16 Jul 2021 16 Jul 2021 2 Jul 2021 New IHA guide explores good practice in labour and working conditions 2 Jul 2021 2 Jul 2021 8 Jun 2021 New IHA guide examines environmental and social impact assessments 8 Jun 2021 8 Jun 2021 23 Apr 2021 New guide promotes biodiversity conservation in hydropower development 23 Apr 2021 23 Apr 2021 16 Apr 2021 OPINION: Hydropower development in India can and should be sustainable 16 Apr 2021 16 Apr 2021 30 Mar 2021 Hydropower sector receives green light for climate bond finance 30 Mar 2021 30 Mar 2021 12 Feb 2021 IHA sustainability assessment fund expands to more countries 12 Feb 2021 12 Feb 2021 22 Jan 2021 Small hydro project leads the way in South Africa on sustainable development 22 Jan 2021 22 Jan 2021