New Research: Continuity or Change in the Infrastructure Turn?
Development is undergoing an infrastructure turn, no more so than in resurgent dam building. But how are new projects planned and constructed? Are we seeing the underestimation of economic, environmental and social costs? Have past critiques changed infrastructure...
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The World Commission on Dams 20 years on
FutureDAMS is all about improving the decision-making around large dams. Where to build them, how to reduce negative impacts, how to maximise positive impacts, and, occasionally, when not to build them. Twenty years ago, the World Commission on Dams (WCD, 1998-2000)...
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We’re hiring: Communications and Impact Manager
FutureDAMS is hiring! We're looking for highly motivated Communications and Impact Manager to engage key audiences and support real-word impact on FutureDAMS (4 days) and the Research and Evidence Facility on Migration in the Horn of Africa (1 day). This role...
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What to do with old dams?
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...
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Watch: Prof Julien Harou at the Geneva Water Hub
Professor Julien Harou was recently invite to give a 15 minute talk at the Geneva Water Hub. The Water Talks series is an open-speech opportunity for researchers to expose and explain their ideas, their stances on contemporary challenges linked to water governance....
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FutureDAMS formalises partnerships in Myanmar
Researchers from the FutureDAMS consortia recently returned from a very successful team visit to Myanmar, where they engaged in partnership building with research, civil society and government bodies in Yangon. Myanmar is a leading partner in the GCRF-funded...
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FutureDAMS at Development Studies Association Conference
FutureDAMs researchers Pon Souvannaseng and David Hulme are convening a panel at the Development Studies Association Conference. The panel will also include papers from FutureDAMS researchers. The conference runs from 19-21st June at the Open University in Milton...
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New research demonstrates updating dam operating rules could save billions
New open access research by The University of Manchester’s Robel Geressu and Julien Harou shows that if dam re-operation is considered in planning systems of dams, future designs of these costly water-energy-food systems can be drastically improved. They were able to...
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WWF and TNC advocate for FutureDAMS style trade-off analysis
‘Connected and Flowing’, the recent report by WWF and The Nature Conservancy was co-authored by FutureDAMS research director, Julien Harou. It recommends that any new dams should be subject to a system scale trade-off analysis, of the type that FutureDAMS is...
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Lecture: China’s role in large hydropower dams in Asia and Africa
Yesterday we were joined by Frauke Urban, Associate Professor in the Management of Sustainable Energy Systems at KTH, as part of the FutureDAMS lecture series. The lecture focused on the findings from her recent comparative study of Chinese hydropower dams in Africa...
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