International Rivers 
  Southeast Asia Rivers Network
  World Commission on Dams  
  Earthrights International

  World Bank 
  Asian Development Bank 
 JBIC

  Siemenpuu Foundation 
  Ford Foundation    
  McKnight Foundation 
  Lien Aid

Vietnam is a country filled with lush mountains and abundant free-flowing rivers. Vietnamese people depend on their rivers for many aspects of their livelihoods, including for fisheries, agriculture and transportation. About 80 percent of the population derives their livelihood from agriculture, forestry and fisheries, which are in turn dependent on healthy, free-flowing rivers.  Rivers provide water for irrigation, rich alluvial land in the riverine deltas and nutrition for the people of Vietnam. Unfortunately, many development projects and unplanned exploitation have threatened the integrity of the Vietnam riverine ecosystem in particular and the water resources in general. Therefore, it is very important to raise people’s awareness on the importance of this issue and promote more rational use of the water resource in the country.

 The Center for Water Resources Conservation and Development is a non profit organization whose goal is to promote the sustainable use of Vietnam’s water resources. We work to improve the livelihoods of disadvantaged and river-dependant communities, encourage sustainable river use, and expose harmful development projects such as poorly planned dams. WARECOD was established in 2006. (Continue)