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Energy law and sustainable development
… Energy Law and Sustainable Development Energy Law and … loss of habitat and soil salting in the wake of hydroelectric dam development, and impacts associated with … the broader environmental context in which it is embedded. Hydroelectric systems, and their dams, have been obliged to …
Patents and clean energy technologies in Africa
… United Nations Environment Programme Patents and clean energy technologies in Africa Cover Installation of solar panels to supply energy for irrigation system pumps The full report can be … potential for generating clean energy, including enough hydroelectric power from its seven major river systems to …
Energy, Ecosystems and livelihoods: Understanding linkages in the face of climate change impacts
… with IUCN. HELIO is an independent network of leading energy analysts whose objective is to identify, assess, … are located in the conflict area, e.g. rivers that feed a hydroelectric system, terminals and storage facilities, … pipeline construction, uranium and coal mining, hydroelectric dam construction, fuelwood extraction and …
Energy subsidies: Lessons learned in assessing their impact and designing policy reforms
… 3 In principle, any measure that keeps prices for energy consumers below market levels or for energy producers above market levels or that reduces costs … for consumers or producers may be considered a subsidy. An energy subsidy can take several different forms. Some …
D2 - Dams, Ecosystems and Fisheries
… efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with energy production. Purpose: Participants will learn the ways … Efforts to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated With Energy Production 8. Conclusions 1. Key issues Effect of … efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with energy production. 2. Introduction This class will examine …
Nexus Governance: Harnessing contending forces at work
… competing demands on water resources across the water, energy and food sectors. The objective has been to identify … potential”, Kulekhani is the only seasonal storage type hydroelectric project in the integrated Nepali power grid and … issues as described in this case. The cascade of Kulekhani Hydroelectric Power Stations is located 30 km southeast from …
International water governance: Conservation of freshwater ecosystems Vol. 1: International agreements compilation and analysis
… to the young and dedicated minds who gave so much time and energy to make the idea for this publication become a … and administration of a dam at Owen Falls in Uganda, for hydroelectric purposes. The Governments recog- nise that … of Lake Nyasa waters and the flow of River Shiré, for hydroelectric purposes. Institutional framework A joint …
On dangerous ground _ Global Witness
… defenders with 42 deaths in 2015. Agribusiness, hydroelectric dams and logging were also key drivers of … with 42 defenders murdered. Agribusiness (20 killings), hydroelectric dams and water rights (15) and logging (15) … to earlier threats against the victims.106 The growth in energy demand has driven the construction of large …
Defenders of the Earth
… that the state- owned company behind a series of planned hydroelectric dams manipulated community consultations, … Development Bank (Finnfund) continued to bankroll the hydroelectric project Berta opposed, even after she and … defenders. In 2013, the World Bank introduced a new energy policy that sought to limit funding of coal-fired …
Conservation with justice - A rights-based approach
… and integrated framework for decision making on water and energy development that incorporates the full range of … allow great flexibility in its location. The example of a hydroelectric dam as a CDM project illustrates a situation in … ing dirty energy sources with “cleaner” energy, such as hydroelectric power. However, while hydropower has advantages …