Canals
Canals are waterways channels, or artificial waterways, for water conveyance, or to service water transport vehicles. They may also help with irrigation. It can be thought of as an artificial version of a river. Canals carry free surface flow under atmospheric pressure. In most cases, the engineered works will have a series of dams and locks that create reservoirs of low speed current flow. These reservoirs are referred to as slack water levels, often just called levels. A canal is also known as a navigation when it parallels a river and shares part of its waters and drainage basin, and …
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PIK: Potsdam-Institut fur Klimafolgenforschung · 11 April 2024 English
Given growing concerns about climate tipping points and their risks, it is important to investigate the capability of identifying robust precursor signals for the associated transitions. In general, the variance …
Cacho, I., Sierro, F. J., Flores, J. A., Zahn, R., Canals, M., Curtis, J. H., and Hodell, D. A.: Abrupt temperature …
UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 9 April 2024 English
Two decades ago, the Wawowae community in Flores, a picturesque island of mountains, forests and lakes in Indonesia, made a solemn vow. "We gathered on top of a hill, and …
to make a sustainable living. By re-flooding canals previously dug to drain peatlands, the enterprise …
World Bank Group · 5 April 2024 English
cultural products, constructio n of irrigation canals, etc. IDA / 70490 Component 2: Strengthening Agriculture …
CBD: Convention on Biological Diversity · 5 April 2024 English
The Executive Secretary circulates herewith, for the information of participants in the twenty- sixth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, the guidance related to using …
F3.3 Rice paddies F3.4 Freshwater aquafarms F3.5 Canals, ditches and drains M4 Anthropogenic marine M4 …
World Bank Group · 4 April 2024 English
masonry, storm water drains, swimming pools, (d) canals and irrigation water systems, embankments, ponds …
World Bank Group · 4 April 2024 English
Riverine flood protection is limited, as dams, canals, and dikes need substantial repair. Flash flooding …
World Bank Group · 3 April 2024 English
roads/alignments including small bridges/culverts over canals which will not be widened; slope stabilization …
World Bank Group · 3 April 2024 English
obstructions Applicable as if obstruct natural canals/rivers or any other natural water ways (includes …
World Bank Group · 3 April 2024 English
watersheds, including maintenance of urban drainage canals, peri-urban water retention and urban open space …
ADB: Asian Development Bank · 2 April 2024 English
While governments and authorities look for technical solutions to water resources management, they can often overlook local knowledge and cultural aspects.
of these has been Title Description Amsterdam canals, the Netherlands Water has always been a prominent … city-wide festivals and bringing people together. Canals in the city are seen as active spaces and host … large number of events around and in them. The canals are the city’s central point for city celebrations … These events accentuate the incredible value these canals provide to the city and its citizens. Ningxia papercut …
