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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black" lang=PT-BR>with updated
information on our actions in Paris around the World Hydropower Congress (WHC)
during the week of May 13-16<SUP>th</SUP>.</SPAN><SPAN
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lang=PT-BR>Two of our partners - Eugene Simonov from Rivers without Boundaries
(RwB) and Juan Pablo Soler Villamizar from Movimiento Rios Vivos in Colombia -
have pulled together notes and resources to share with civil society
organizations that you can access </SPAN><SPAN lang=PT-BR><A
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Hydropower </SPAN></U><SPAN lang=PT-BR><A
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Congress</SPAN></A></SPAN><U><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue" lang=PT-BR> – lessons and
actions”)</SPAN></U><SPAN
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lang=PT-BR>This brief report provides highlights from the parallel conference we
co-organized on May 13<SUP>th</SUP> on the eve of the WHC (where the joint
statement was launched), a creative and highly-succesful protest with Extinction
Rebellion at the opening of the World Hydropower Conference on May
14<SUP>th</SUP>, and accounts from the few civil society representatives that
participated in activities inside the Congress. </SPAN><SPAN
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lang=PT-BR>The press release issued on May 15<SUP>th</SUP>, following our
protest at the opening of the World Hydropower Congress is available
</SPAN><SPAN lang=PT-BR><A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"
href="https://www.internationalrivers.org/resources/press-release-protests-challenge-hydropower-companies-at-global-event-in-paris-17303"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue">here</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black" lang=PT-BR>.<SPAN>
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lang=PT-BR>The joint statement ‘</SPAN><SPAN lang=PT-BR><A
style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"
href="https://aida-americas.org/en/false-promises-hydropower"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue">false promises of
hydropower</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black" lang=PT-BR>’ co-signed
by over 250 civil society organizations from all over the world is available
</SPAN><SPAN lang=PT-BR><A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"
href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1E71t-G-cXoC_5XV2vBVOul86x1SsHnwV"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue">here</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black" lang=PT-BR> in Chinese,
English, Portuguese, Spanish,<FONT size=4><B> <A
href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XIOAFYEOmJQ-4gwm-2G0VOkEAfS2LJgS">Russian</A>
</B></FONT>and French. As a live document that will continue to be used in our
campaign initiatives, the joint statement is open to new sign-ons from civil
society organizations at this </SPAN><SPAN lang=PT-BR><A
style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"
href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdCRLmBbOHQuUKny08YNN4nhf0uAC18rgz4k1a3SmyZnAR9Eg/viewform"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: blue">webpage</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black" lang=PT-BR>.
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lang=PT-BR>A petition for individual citizens to sign-on, focusing on the
impacts of dams on World Heritage Sites is available </SPAN><SPAN lang=PT-BR><A
style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline"
href="https://secure.everyaction.com/MSN4A-CgqkWqUh4U4Z1mUQ2"><SPAN
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lang=PT-BR>Finally, here’s a sneak preview of a short video (3 minutes) from
documentary filmmaker Todd Southgate, focusing on Munduruku indigenous leaders
who travelled from the Brazilian Amazon to Paris to participate in actions
around the World Hydropower Congress: </SPAN><SPAN lang=PT-BR><A
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Password: Paris </SPAN><SPAN
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lang=PT-BR>Thanks again for your support,</SPAN><SPAN
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lang=PT-BR>On behalf of the NGO coallition: International Rivers,
GegenStrömung/CounterCurrent, AIDA, Rivers Without Boundaries(RwB) and Planète
Amazone<SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"
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lang=PT-BR>Eugene Simonov, RwB Coordinator</SPAN><SPAN
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cross-posting.</SPAN><SPAN
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
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simonov</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 04, 2019 10:16 AM</DIV>
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