The University of Manchester showcases FutureDAMS
The summer 2019 edition of The University of Manchester Magazine showcased the FutureDAMS project, featuring the article 'Can dams power development?'. The feature describes the current context of dam building and introduces the research need being met by FutureDAMS....
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Watch: Prof Julien Harou at the Geneva Water Hub
Professor Julien Harou was recently invite to give a 15 minute talk at the Geneva Water Hub. The Water Talks series is an open-speech opportunity for researchers to expose and explain their ideas, their stances on contemporary challenges linked to water governance....
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FutureDAMS formalises partnerships in Myanmar
Researchers from the FutureDAMS consortia recently returned from a very successful team visit to Myanmar, where they engaged in partnership building with research, civil society and government bodies in Yangon. Myanmar is a leading partner in the GCRF-funded...
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FutureDAMS at Development Studies Association Conference
FutureDAMs researchers Pon Souvannaseng and David Hulme are convening a panel at the Development Studies Association Conference. The panel will also include papers from FutureDAMS researchers. The conference runs from 19-21st June at the Open University in Milton...
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New research demonstrates updating dam operating rules could save billions
New open access research by The University of Manchester’s Robel Geressu and Julien Harou shows that if dam re-operation is considered in planning systems of dams, future designs of these costly water-energy-food systems can be drastically improved. They were able to...
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WWF and TNC advocate for FutureDAMS style trade-off analysis
‘Connected and Flowing’, the recent report by WWF and The Nature Conservancy was co-authored by FutureDAMS research director, Julien Harou. It recommends that any new dams should be subject to a system scale trade-off analysis, of the type that FutureDAMS is...
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Lecture: China’s role in large hydropower dams in Asia and Africa
Yesterday we were joined by Frauke Urban, Associate Professor in the Management of Sustainable Energy Systems at KTH, as part of the FutureDAMS lecture series. The lecture focused on the findings from her recent comparative study of Chinese hydropower dams in Africa...
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Workshop with the Kenyan Water Resources Authority
By Anthony Hurford On 8 May I travelled to Embu in Kenya to conduct training for Water Resources Authority (WRA) staff on the benefits of water resources system simulation modelling within a browser-based interface. Partners from Jomo Kenyatta University of...
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The context and politics of decision making on large dams in Ghana: an overview
FutureDAMS Ghana team have written their first working paper for the project. It provides a comprehensive overview of the history of dams in the Ghana up to the present day, covering their technical details, planning processes and politics. This piece of work is...
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Software co-development in Kenya
On 1 March, Anthony Hurford conducted a FutureDAMS modelling and software co-development session at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agricultural Technology (JKUAT) at the invitation of Prof. Bancy Mati and Dr. James Messo. Participants in the session were JKUAT faculty,...
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