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Keynote seminar – Perfecting the River: Dams, Dreams and Organic Machines

Keynote seminar – Perfecting the River: Dams, Dreams and Organic Machines

Nov 5, 2021 | News, World Commission on Dams

Professor Bill Adams, Moran Professor of Conservation and Development, University of Cambridge In 1996, the geographer Richard White published a book on the history of human exploitation of the Columbia River in North America. He called it The Organic Machine. He...
Keynote seminar: Moving to a zero carbon world and the future role of hydropower

Keynote seminar: Moving to a zero carbon world and the future role of hydropower

Oct 26, 2021 | News, Politics and governance

Joao Costa, Head of Sustainability, International Hydropower Association Jeff Opperman, Global Freshwater Lead Scientist, WWF Mathaios Panteli, Assistant Professor, University of Cyprus Jamie Skinner, Principal researcher, natural resources, IIED Chair: Judith Plummer...
Keynote seminar: Integrating water-energy-food-environment planning for climate adaptation and resilience

Keynote seminar: Integrating water-energy-food-environment planning for climate adaptation and resilience

Oct 11, 2021 | East Africa and Eastern Nile, India, News, The Volta river basin and Ghana, Water resources

Julien Harou Chair in Water Engineering, University of Manchester Claudia Ringler Deputy Director of Environment and Production Technology Division, IFPRI John Matthews Executive Director, AGWA Chair: James Dalton Director, IUCN Global Water Programme FutureDAMS is...
New video – ‘A tale of three dams: Sustainable hydropower finance’

New video – ‘A tale of three dams: Sustainable hydropower finance’

Sep 30, 2021 | Finance

A tale of three dams: Sustainable hydropower finance is a video looking at the different options for financing sustainable hydropower projects in low-income countries.  Using examples in Uganda, it discusses three potential financing structures (fully public,...
Keynote seminar: Water, energy & sustainable development – past, present and future

Keynote seminar: Water, energy & sustainable development – past, present and future

Sep 28, 2021 | Uncategorised

Achim Steiner United Nations Development Programme Administrator and Vice-Chair of the UN Sustainable Development Group  Chair: Professor David Hulme Executive Director, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester For nearly three decades, Achim Steiner has...
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