Sep 16, 2019 | East Africa and Eastern Nile, Politics and governance, Research
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...
Aug 7, 2019 | Research, World Commission on Dams
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)...
Jul 10, 2019 | Politics and governance, 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...
