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The Joensuu negotiation: A mulitlateral simulation exercise: The UN Framework Convention on Transboundary Aquifers

… community. Competing water uses, such as agriculture, energy production and recreation, together with the expected … (Brazzaville)/Central and Southern Africa The Grand Inga Hydroelectric project is proposed for siting in the … commence in 2016. Much more significantly, the Grand Inga Hydroelectric Project (which was first pro- posed in the …
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Two dams on the Santa Cruz River in Argentina: Their impact on an irreplaceable ecosystem and on the hooded grebe (Podiceps gallardoi) population, a Critically Endangered species endemic to Argentina

… of an informed and strategic debate on the country's energy decisions, ensuring that the Santa Cruz River basin … SEA processes, the precautionary principle, the impacts of hydroelectric projects and renewable energy alternatives, as well as other related issues that she …
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Flow : The essentials of environmental flows

… carried out in this area. This large, integrated water and hydroelectric power project has six major dams, 45 kilo- … services in the affected rivers, and ensuring a viable hydroelectric generating business. The 10-year agreement cost … history to have its license renewal refu- sed. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) determined that the power …
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Global Land Outlook

… 124 8 Water Resources 160 9 Biodiversity and Soil 190 10 Energy and Climate 212 11 Urbanization 226 12 Drylands 246 … major river systems, mainly due to dam construction for hydroelectric power and surface water storage, are causing … hydrology, reducing the output and lifetime of the hydroelectric power system.103 Dams are also associated with …
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Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change

… the very essence of life, as well as agriculture, energy, industry, local livelihoods, ecosystems, and cultural … could not resolve the controversy over India’s Kishenganga hydroelectric project, they took their dispute to formal … frameworks; • Regulations for specific issues (e.g., hydroelectric power, fisheries, etc.); • Extent to which …
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Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… out PGAS was that the countries could generate geothermal energy from the Guarani aquifer. All the Signatories to the … Protocol and committed to using alternative sources of energy that do not emit high levels of GHG emissions.337 … In 2014, the MRC published Cooperation for Water, Energy and Food Security in Transboundary Basins under …
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Water in drylands - Adapting to scarcity through integrated management

… of reservoirs can benefit consumers of water and of hydroelectric power (Davies et al, 2015). There is, however, … prevail, such as in drylands, proposed solutions to water- energy-food nexus challenges have often been driven by a … flexibility which is key in adaptation strategies. Water-energy-food systems are by nature complex and dynamic …
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Guidebook for policy and legislative development on conservation and sustainable use of freshwater resources

… resource base. However, something much greater than the energy crisis faces us: the depletion and pollution of the … the use of water to drive turbines in order to produce hydroelectric power. Other specific uses could fall under … and semi-arid regions; (vi) Plan and develop multi-purpose hydroelectric power schemes, making sure that environmental …
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Water Management and Stewardship

… (e.g. food and nutrition; cement and mining, global energy companies) in collaborative projects. Its motivation … surely be for governments to connect with the efforts and energy generated. In particular, the finance that donors … sectors - for example, food and beverages, chemicals, energy, mining and manufacturing. Sustainability specialists …
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