Zachary Hurwitz, Author at CleanTechnica

Zachary Hurwitz

Mr. Hurwitz coordinates International Rivers' efforts to strengthen and hold dam builders accountable to sustainability commitments, and to improve the risk management practices and social and environmental standards of public and private sector banks, with a special focus on emerging markets. Before joining International Rivers in 2011, he worked as a geographer, researching river basin conflicts and policies for climate change mitigation in Brazil's Amazon region. He has previously worked with the Rapoport Center for Human Rights to investigate human rights violations in the planning and construction of the Texas-Mexico border wall, and has collaborated with civil society organizations across the world. Mr. Hurwitz holds a Master of Arts in Geography and the Environment from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Wesleyan University. He tweets @ZacharyHurwitz.

Clean Power

World Bank’s Program-for-Results Loan Instrument: Good Intentions?

The World Bank's Board of Directors has approved a new lending instrument called Program-For-Results (P4R). The instrument is supposed to fund programs, not provide...

Zachary HurwitzFebruary 1, 2012

Clean Power

A Chinese Hydropower Scorecard Does Not Fill the Accountability Gap

The International Hydropower Association launched its non-binding sustainability guidelines scorecard in Beijing today, hoping to attract Chinese dam builders to what is turning out...

Zachary HurwitzSeptember 23, 2011

Clean Power

The Hydropower Industry Needs Standards, not Scorecards, to be Sustainable

The International Hydropower Association (IHA) just launched the "Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol" at its bi-yearly Congress in the town of Foz do Iguaçú, Brazil,...

Zachary HurwitzJune 22, 2011