by Rose Galsworthy | Oct 10, 2019 | Uncategorised
The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) are seeking responses to an online survey: ‘Financing Energy Infrastructure’. The purpose of the survey is to help understand how financiers make decisions on renewable energy...
by admin | Jul 10, 2019 | Uncategorised
By Barnaby Dye Many industrialised countries in Europe and America built dams in the early 20th, or even 19th century. As these infrastructures age, their services may be better replaced by other technologies. Often, this happens when sedimentation builds up in a...
by admin | May 14, 2019 | Uncategorised
By Anthony Hurford On 8 May I travelled to Embu in Kenya to conduct training for Water Resources Authority (WRA) staff on the benefits of water resources system simulation modelling within a browser-based interface. Partners from Jomo Kenyatta University of...
by admin | Mar 13, 2019 | Uncategorised
The FutureDAMS working paper series has begun! Barnaby Dye, a research associate on the project, has produced the first of these papers, focusing on the resurgence of dams. Barnaby’s work analyses the why of this notable infrastructure-building trend. Taking...
by admin | Feb 6, 2019 | Uncategorised
By Barnaby Dye The Brumadinho dam collapse in Brazil has shocked the world, ranking as one of the worst hydraulic infrastructure failures. An earth-wall dam collapsed releasing run-off water from a large mine operated by Vale. 110 are confirmed dead and authorities...
by gdi | Sep 10, 2018 | Uncategorised
“The message shouldn’t be build no dams. We should build the right dams and build them better.” Professor David Hulme, CEO of the FutureDAMS project was interviewed for the latest Global Dispatches podcast. He discusses why an unprecedented number...
