May 17, 2021 | The Volta river basin and Ghana
Hydropower is often considered a renewable source of electricity, widely used to inform Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) as part of climate mitigation. However, research suggests there are significant greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from reservoirs that cover...
May 17, 2021 | Politics and governance
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...
May 12, 2021 | East Africa and Eastern Nile, Water resources
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,...
Apr 22, 2021 | India, Politics and governance
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...
Apr 7, 2021 | News, Social impacts
By Jamie Skinner, IIED The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has recently expanded the criteria of the Climate Bonds Standard to include sustainable hydropower projects. Over US$1 trillion of green bonds have been issued to date, and by extending its criteria to...
