Watch: Prof Julien Harou on how to improve dam decision making
This autumn at UNESCO in Paris the International Hydropower Association held a meeting entitled ‘Improving decision-making for hydropower’. FutureDAMS Research Director Julien Harou was an invited speaker and gave the following 10 minute presentation on the...
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What’s the economic value of water stored in dams? New open access research
Researchers at the University of Manchester have developed a systems modelling approach which determines how much water managers should store across complex constellations of dams. The approach could save California alone over $100 million annually. FutureDAMS...
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FutureDAMS symposium in Ghana
By Barnaby Dye, FutureDAMS Research Associate FutureDAMS held its annual conference in Accra, Ghana a couple of weeks ago. This was an exciting opportunity to meet our colleagues from across the world and particularly in Ghana. With a vibrant and well-established...
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David Hulme interviewed on the Global Dispatches podcast
"The message shouldn't be build no dams. We should build the right dams and build them better." Professor David Hulme, CEO of the FutureDAMS project was interviewed for the latest Global Dispatches podcast. He discusses why an unprecedented number of dams are...
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FutureDAMS at the Development Studies Association annual conference
FutureDAMS was well represented at a recent panel at the Development Studies Association annual conference, at the University of Manchester in June. Convened by Filippo Menga, a recent addition to our advisory board, the panel examined different approach to benefit...
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FutureDAMS launches in Ghana
By Adam Randon, FutureDAMS programme manager Between 10 and 13 June, Senior Management Team members David Hulme (CEO), Julien Harou (Research Director) and Jamie Skinner (Capacity Director) attended the formal launch of the FutureDAMS programme in Ghana, organised by...
read moreProfessor David Hulme outlines the FutureDAMS project
Professor David Hulme, FutureDAMS's principle investigator, talks through the project and why an improvement in decision making in dams is urgently required. https://youtu.be/darJ1K2smOQ
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FutureDAMS on the BBC World Service
Jamie Skinner, FutureDAMS capacity director and researcher at IIED, features prominently in a new BBC World documentary looking at the big issues concerning dams around the world. He outlines the importance of making informed choices throughout the life of a dam, from...
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Three FutureDAMS PhD Scholarships available
The University of Manchester’s Global Development Institute is pleased to announce three PhD studentships to fund doctoral research on priority issues related to its FutureDAMS Research Centre The Centre has been established with a grant of £8 million from RCUK’s...
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Watch: Why the economics of water is so hard
The FutureDAMS consortium (originally known as DAMS 2.0) hosted a public lecture by Prof Michael Hanemann of Arizona State University on the economics of water. The lecture discussed ‘why the economics of water is so hard’ providing a historical and contemporary US...
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