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How to improve dam planning in Latin America – what environmental and social scientists say

How to improve dam planning in Latin America – what environmental and social scientists say

Oct 22, 2020 | News, Research, World Commission on Dams

Latin America is currently seeing a boom in the construction of new dams. Brazil is the world’s third largest producer of hydroelectric energy, largely thanks to its abundant water resources. Small-scale hydropower dams (locally known as PCHs) have become an...
Researchers win new grant to study the role of natural resources in India-Africa development cooperation

Researchers win new grant to study the role of natural resources in India-Africa development cooperation

Oct 21, 2020 | News

Dr Barnaby Dye (FutureDAMS, University of Manchester) and Professor Soares de Oliveira (Oxford) have recently won a grant to study the role of natural resources within India’s development cooperation activities in Africa. The project, starting in October will research...
Filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is unlikely to significantly affect Egypt, but coordinated drought planning is essential, finds risk analysis

Filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is unlikely to significantly affect Egypt, but coordinated drought planning is essential, finds risk analysis

Oct 16, 2020 | East Africa and Eastern Nile, News

Near-term concerns about the impact of The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on water availability for Egypt and Sudan are unlikely to materialise, but drought preparedness will require careful coordination, suggests research published today by researchers from...
Filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is unlikely to significantly affect Egypt, but coordinated drought planning is essential, finds risk analysis

Filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is unlikely to significantly affect Egypt, but coordinated drought planning is essential, finds risk analysis

Oct 16, 2020 | News, Research

Near-term concerns about the impact of The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on water availability for Egypt and Sudan are unlikely to materialise, but drought preparedness will require careful coordination, suggests research published today by researchers from...

Political economies of energy transition: wind and solar power in Brazil and South Africa

Oct 14, 2020 | Uncategorised

The Global Development Institute, University of Manchester, is hosting an online webinar, exploring the transition to wind and solar power in four different political economies. Wednesday 28th October , 4.30 – 6 pm Professor Kathy Hochstetler, LSE...

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