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New evidence for nature-based solutions to Africa’s water issues

New evidence for nature-based solutions to Africa’s water issues

Jul 7, 2021 | Ecology

By François Edwards, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Nature-based solutions across Africa have the potential to unlock new tools for successfully incorporating dams into the environmental landscape and optimising the health of river ecosystems and the services...
Is the dam-age over? The growth of dam removals in America

Is the dam-age over? The growth of dam removals in America

Nov 25, 2020 | comment, Ecology, News, Politics and governance

By Barnaby Dye and François Edwards This week the BBC featured an article describing the largest-scale project of dam removal to date on the Klamath River in the Western USA. The project involves the gradual disassembling of four out of eight hydroelectric dams. These...

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  • Pump storage hydropower is a vital component of a decarbonised grid.
  • New evidence for nature-based solutions to Africa’s water issues
  • Webinar: The Word Commission on Dams: A new consensus on large dams?
  • Politics, power and ambition in Ethiopia’s electricity sector
  • The Conversation: ‘Big irrigation projects in Africa have failed to deliver. What’s needed next’

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