Pump storage hydropower is a vital component of a decarbonised grid.
By Judith Plummer Braeckman and Sanna Markkanen In early March, an article in the Los Angeles Times, asked whether hydropower is “an environmental disaster or key to a clean energy future?” It goes on to describe the Eagle Mountain pump storage hydropower scheme...
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New evidence for nature-based solutions to Africa’s water issues
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...
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Webinar: The Word Commission on Dams: A new consensus on large dams?
The World Commission on Dams (WCD, 1998-2000) was an attempt to overcome conflicts between supporters and opponents of large dams, which had emerged around the world in the late 1980s and 1990s. It was created on the joint initiative of World Bank and IUCN and brought...
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Politics, power and ambition in Ethiopia’s electricity sector
By Fana Gebresenbet, Biruk Terrefe and Tom Lavers In 1991, Ethiopia had 370MW of installed electric power and 4% grid connectivity, one of the lowest rates in the world. In the 27 years of the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front’s (EPRDF) rule, both of...
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The Conversation: ‘Big irrigation projects in Africa have failed to deliver. What’s needed next’
Read The Conversation article from FutureDAMS researchers Tom Higginbottom, Roshan Adhikari and Timothy Forster 'Big irrigation projects in Africa have failed to deliver. What's needed next'. The article is based on the Nature Sustainability paper Performance of...
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New research: How to quantify the benefits of managing new dams cooperatively
New FutureDAMS research sets out how to quantify the benefits of managing new dams cooperatively. The framework uses the example of Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam in Ghana. The infographic (left) summarises the research highlights. Click on the image to view the...
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Implications of hydro dams for decarbonising Ghana’s energy consistent with Paris climate objectives
3 August 2021, 15:00 UK / 14:00 Ghana In this presentation Jaise Kuriakose (University of Manchester) and Emmanuel Obuobie (CSIR Ghana) will be discussing the latest FutureDAMS research on the implications of hydro dams for decarbonising Ghana’s energy consistent with...
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Britain’s New Infrastructure Bank: Can it learn from Global Experience?
By David Hulme and Barnaby Dye (Global Development Institute, University of Manchester) Originally published on Global Policy Can Britain learn from the mistakes and reforms of other emerging and developed economies in creating its new infrastructure bank? In the...
read moreNile Talk Forum: Understanding the potential impact of the GERD dam on floods in Sudan
Join the Nile Talk Forum's Global webinar series to learn from FutureDAMS researcher Mohammed Basheer who will be part of the discussion on 'Understanding the potential impact of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on floods in Sudan'. 17th May 2021, 13:00 GMT / 15:00...
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Dams, Development and Water – FutureDAMS & Institute of Economic Growth Workshop
FutureDAMS and the Institute of Economic Growth, India, are inviting participants to a workshop on Dams, Development and Water. 27-28 April 2021, 02:00PM-06:15 PM IST (9:30 AM - 13:45 PM UK). There will be eight presentations by leading scholars, examining a wide...
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