NEW working paper – The role of the state in development: Rwanda
By Barnaby Dye What factors drive countries’ economic development? Is it still possible for Africa to follow the trajectory of the Asian states that saw rapid industrialisation in the latter half of the 20th century? A new working paper by Benjamin Chemouni and...
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FutureDAMS lecture video: ‘Impacts of the Gibe III, Ethiopia: A social-ecological systems approach’
In December 2019, FututreDAMS welcomed Dr Jenny Hodbod to present 'Impacts of the Gibe III, Ethiopia: A social-ecological systems approach'. Jenny Hodbod is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Sustainability, Michigan State University, where she...
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WATERING decentralised water governance
Water has many uses in society, such as agriculture, livestock rearing, drinking, sanitation, navigation, tourism and recreation. Water is also used to generate energy. The multifaceted and critical role of water in society creates tensions about who gets the water,...
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The future of dams and the future of the planet – new podcast!
Can dams have a positive role in the future? Are we making progress towards environmental challenges? What action is needed to decarbonise the world? Listen to the second of the FutureDAMS podcasts which features David Hulme (CEO of the FutureDAMS project) in...
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FutureDAMS lecture: Have irrigation developments in Africa delivered the benefits they promised?
Tom Higginbottom presents 'have irrigation developments in Africa delivered the benefits they promised?'. Tom is a Postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering at the University of Manchester. His research uses...
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New working paper: Mapping the evolving complexity of large hydropower project finance in low and lower-middle income countries
By Sanna Markkanen The new FutureDAMS working paper is the second in a series emerging from the CISL’s contribution to the FutureDAMS project, with a specific focus on the questions around sustainable finance for sustainable hydropower projects in low-income and...
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Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship: The Political Ecology of Large Dams in India
Based at the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi University Enclave, North Campus, Delhi 110007 IEG invites applications from postdoctoral scholars for a two-year fellowship to conduct research on a topic related to the political ecology of large dams in India. The...
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DW Radio’s Living Planet: What are the lessons learned from Brazil’s Brumadinho dam collapse?
Listen to DW's radio show 'Living Planet' to hear FutureDAMS' Barnaby Dye talk about the safety of dams, how we can improve the planning of integrated water-energy-food-environment systems using the FutureDAMS integrated assessment toolset and what a sustainable dam...
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Understanding how the FutureDAMS modelling and visualisation interface can support Kenya’s Water Resources Authority
3-day workshop, December 2019, Nairobi, Kenya FutureDAMS is co-developing a state-of-the-art online integrated assessment modelling toolset for assessing and optimising water-energy-food-environment system designs. Anthony Hurford travelled to Nairobi to deliver a...
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COP25 – FutureDAMS’ activities
Members of the FutureDAMS consortium were active at COP25 in Madrid, running two events. ‘Building Better Dams: the Past, Present and Future of Hydropower’ UK Pavilion, 4 December This event was convened by the Centre for Sustainable Finance, University of Cambridge...
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