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A Review of Hydrological Aspects of the Proposed Epupa Dam and Reservoir,...

By: Peter WillingDate: Thursday, January 8, 19981. Executive Summary From a hydrologist’s point of view, the Feasibility Study of proposed hydroelectric power dams on the Cunene River has some serious...

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Hydrology Data and Dams

Excerpt from Silenced Rivers: The Ecology and Politics of Large Dams,by Patrick McCully, Zed Books, London, 1996Just as dam builders often skimp on geological surveys, so they have shown themselves...

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Wrong Climate for Damming Rivers

Hundreds of large dams are proposed in areas where climate change could bring great hydrological uncertainty, including the Amazon, the Mekong, Africa, China, and the Himalayas. While there is...

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Hydrological Effects of Dams

(Excerpted from Silenced Rivers: The Ecology and Politics of Large Dams by Patrick McCully) Riverine ecosystems and human societies have evolved with, and often become dependent upon, seasonal changes...

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A New Climate for Water Planners

By: Patrick McCullyDate: Tuesday, March 25, 2008March 2008 World Rivers Review The central assumption governing the design and operation of all major water projects has just been declared dead by a...

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"Muddy Waters" Executive Summary

By: Organized by Glenn Switkes, Edited by Patricia Bonilha Date: Wednesday, June 25, 2008Muddy Waters: Impacts of Damming the Amazon's Principal TributaryPrefaceThe articles in this book are intended...

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Muddy Waters: Impacts of Damming the Amazon's Principal Tributary

By: Glenn SwitkesDate: Wednesday, June 25, 2008Muddy Waters: Impacts of Damming the Amazon's Principal Tributary examines the Madeira River Hydroelectric and Waterway Complex in the Brazilian Amazon....

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Introduction and Article "The Madeira Hydroelectric and Hidrovia project –...

By: Glenn SwitkesDate: Wednesday, June 25, 2008Article on the history of the Madeira River complex, and the Brazilian government´s efforts to gain approval for the project, no matter what the...

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Estudio del río Madera: Remanso Hidráulico y Sedimentación

By: Jorge Molina Carpio, Fabiola Ledezma y Philippe VauchelDate: Tuesday, July 15, 2008Lea el relato del Instituto de Hidráulica y Hidrologia de Bolivia sobre impactos en Bolívia de las represas del...

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A Risky Climate for Southern African Hydro

By: Dr. Richard BeilfussDate: Wednesday, September 19, 2012Report assesses hydrological risks for Zambezi River Basin damsThis in-depth study of the hydrological risks to hydropower dams on the Zambezi...

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A Review of Hydrological Aspects of the Proposed Epupa Dam and Reservoir,...

By: Peter WillingDate: Thursday, January 8, 19981. Executive Summary From a hydrologist’s point of view, the Feasibility Study of proposed hydroelectric power dams on the Cunene River has some serious...

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Hydrology Data and Dams

Excerpt from Silenced Rivers: The Ecology and Politics of Large Dams,by Patrick McCully, Zed Books, London, 1996Just as dam builders often skimp on geological surveys, so they have shown themselves...

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Wrong Climate for Damming Rivers

Hundreds of large dams are proposed in areas where climate change could bring great hydrological uncertainty, including the Amazon, the Mekong, Africa, China, and the Himalayas. While there is...

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Image may be NSFW.
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Hydrological Effects of Dams

(Excerpted from Silenced Rivers: The Ecology and Politics of Large Dams by Patrick McCully) Riverine ecosystems and human societies have evolved with, and often become dependent upon, seasonal changes...

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A New Climate for Water Planners

By: Patrick McCullyDate: Tuesday, March 25, 2008March 2008 World Rivers Review The central assumption governing the design and operation of all major water projects has just been declared dead by a...

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"Muddy Waters" Executive Summary

By: Organized by Glenn Switkes, Edited by Patricia Bonilha Date: Wednesday, June 25, 2008Muddy Waters: Impacts of Damming the Amazon's Principal TributaryPrefaceThe articles in this book are intended...

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Muddy Waters: Impacts of Damming the Amazon's Principal Tributary

By: Glenn SwitkesDate: Wednesday, June 25, 2008Muddy Waters: Impacts of Damming the Amazon's Principal Tributary examines the Madeira River Hydroelectric and Waterway Complex in the Brazilian Amazon....

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Image may be NSFW.
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Introduction and Article "The Madeira Hydroelectric and Hidrovia project –...

By: Glenn SwitkesDate: Wednesday, June 25, 2008Article on the history of the Madeira River complex, and the Brazilian government´s efforts to gain approval for the project, no matter what the...

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Estudio del río Madera: Remanso Hidráulico y Sedimentación

By: Jorge Molina Carpio, Fabiola Ledezma y Philippe VauchelDate: Tuesday, July 15, 2008Lea el relato del Instituto de Hidráulica y Hidrologia de Bolivia sobre impactos en Bolívia de las represas del...

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A Risky Climate for Southern African Hydro

By: Dr. Richard BeilfussDate: Wednesday, September 19, 2012Report assesses hydrological risks for Zambezi River Basin damsThis in-depth study of the hydrological risks to hydropower dams on the Zambezi...

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