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Ghana’s Electric Dreams – New Documentary Film

Ghana’s Electric Dreams – New Documentary Film

Sep 12, 2022 | News, The Volta river basin and Ghana

A new documentary film ‘Ghana’s Electric Dreams’ has been released presenting the story of the planning and wide-ranging impact of the Akosombo Dam, Ghana’s most ambitious development project. A unique collaboration between filmmaker R. Lane Clark and historian...
Webinar: Understanding the political economy of the electricity sector and dam-building in Ghana

Webinar: Understanding the political economy of the electricity sector and dam-building in Ghana

Jan 21, 2022 | Politics and governance, The Volta river basin and Ghana

Thursday 3rd February 15:00 – 16:30 GMT REGISTER Barnaby Dye: When the Means Become the Ends: Ghana’s ‘Good Governance’ Electricity Reform Overwhelmed by the Politics of Power Crises Pauline Destree: Renewables as ‘Stranded Assets’: overcapacity and...
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...
Webinar: A multi-method approach to explore the purpose, performance and potential of Water User Associations

Webinar: A multi-method approach to explore the purpose, performance and potential of Water User Associations

Sep 6, 2021 | Community-based water governance, News, The Volta river basin and Ghana

Dr Kavin Narasimhan, Centre for Research in Social Simulation, University of Surrey This webinar presents the latest FutureDAMS research on the role of Water User Associations (WUAs) in community-based water management.  Community-based management (CBM) is central to...
Implications of hydro dams for decarbonising Ghana’s energy consistent with Paris climate objectives

Implications of hydro dams for decarbonising Ghana’s energy consistent with Paris climate objectives

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...
The political power controlling Ghana’s electricity system and the ensuing crises

The political power controlling Ghana’s electricity system and the ensuing crises

Nov 25, 2020 | Politics and governance, The Volta river basin and Ghana

By Barnaby Dye On the 27 August 2012, a small group of pirates triggered the first of two major power crises in Ghana. Attempting to escape from the Togolese Navy on a captured oil tanker, the pirates left the ship’s anchor trailing. It snagged on the West African Gas...
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