Dams
A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, aquaculture, and navigability. Hydropower is often used in conjunction with dams to generate electricity. A dam can also be used to collect water or for storage of water which can be evenly distributed between locations. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees (also known as dikes) are used to manage or prevent water …
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ECCP: European Cluster Collaboration Platform · 19 April 2024
The association acts towards the Turning scientific creation of favorable conditions for ideas into business Increasing the The impacts of opportunities and number of scientific development and enhancement of the …
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UNAMA: United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan · 17 April 2024 English
In 2023, we continued I would like to express my gratitude to the United to grapple with the challenges of upholding our core Nations agencies, our partners from the International …
including the rehabilitation of dry-stone check dams in 16,000 increase information sharing on analysis …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 17 April 2024 English
An essential tool for policy-makers working to develop a sector-wide vision for responsible mining.
to the safety of dams, including tailings management facilities. Eight tailings dams were reclaimed, …
World Bank Group · 17 April 2024 English
This edition of the Macro Poverty Outlooks periodical contains country-by-country forecasts and overviews for GDP, fiscal, debt and poverty indicators for the developing countries of the Middle East and North …
below histor- ical averages since 2019, reducing dams’ filling rates to little over 25 percent and aggravating …
C.D. Howe Institute · 16 April 2024 English
Canadians rely on regulatory and permitting processes to understand costs to people, animals, air, and water as well as the substantial benefits and tradeoffs between various courses of action. [...] …
major projects in Canada recently. Hydroelectric dams, pipelines, mines, rail hubs, and port expansions …
Africa 21 · 16 April 2024
In part two of our feature series on human-wildlife conflict in Kenya, we paint the picture of the pain caused by the conflict and the measures being put in place …
tell you, as a water supply engineer, even if those dams become operational, it will not be enough.” 108 …
Cato Institute · 16 April 2024 English
Globalization is often seen as an enemy in the conflict against climate change. Climate activists sail to international conferences to condemn airlines and shipping companies for their polluting ways and …
systems and the electricity to run them alongside dams, dykes, and desalinization and irrigation infrastructure …
World Bank Group · 16 April 2024 English
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World Bank Group · 16 April 2024 English
In Burkina Faso, agriculture is the primary source of employment for the population, but it faces challenges due to low productivity and poor water management, exacerbated by the adverse effects …
water resource mobilization for irrigation, only 8 dams have been built and 10 restored, with a physical … insufficient donors’ support to the construction of dams, deficiencies in the procurement system, and to … certain perimeters; • the accelerated siltation of dams due to easement encroachment. In such a context …
World Bank Group · 16 April 2024 English
erosion control, rehabilitation of irrigation and dams. S/N ACTIVITIES COST ESTIMATE (USD) CUMMULATIVE … firebreaks, o rehabilitation and construction of small dams, o small scale irrigation infrastructure, o small … high risk gully erosion control and construction of dams and firebreaks. The other low value, low risk procurement … like gully erosion control and rehabilitation of dams. The firms that offer this service are available …
