The dam and the post-truth
The Sardar Sarovar dam exemplifies unjust and unsustainable development. (Editorial)
Dams
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Compensatory Afforestation
Compensatory afforestation is a dubious and controversial environmental “offset” that is adding to environmental damage instead of mitigating or compensating it. Compensatory afforestation may actually
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Land defenders call on UN to act against violence by state-funded and corporate groups
Fight to protect natural resources has become too dangerous in the face of violence from state forces, private security groups and state-sponsored vigilantes, say groups from 29 countries across Africa,
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Asia's glaciers face massive melt from global warming
Scientists say one-third of the ice stored in Asia's glaciers will be lost by the end of the century even if the world manages to meet its ambitious goal of keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius,
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Cape’s dam levels almost half as full as this time in 2016
The average water level of dams across the Western Cape is 35.2%‚ a significant drop from the levels measured in 2016. In the corresponding period last year‚ dam levels were at 61% after the winter
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Ethiopia sets ready 1,400-km trans-mission lines for Africa’s largest dam
ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia (Xinhua) -- The Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) said Thursday that more than 1,400 km of high-voltage power transmission lines and distribution stations are ready to complement Ethiopia’s
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US cities can manage national hydrology and biodiversity using local infrastructure policy
<p>Cities are concentrations of sociopolitical power and prime architects of land transformation, while also serving as consumption hubs of “hard” water and energy infrastructures. These infrastructures
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Centre’s green nod to raise Almatti dam height deferred
In a setback to the Karnataka government, a central green panel has deferred environment clearance to a state's proposal to raise Almatti dam height over the Krishna river in north Karnataka. In a setback
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Allowing houses within 500m of dams is courting disaster
The Bench Marks Foundation has warned that local government authorities that are allowing housing to be built within 500 metres of tailings dams and other mine waste sites are courting disaster. This
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The potential impact of new Andean dams on Amazon fluvial ecosystems
<p>Increased energy demand has led to plans for building many new dams in the western Amazon, mostly in the Andean region. Historical data and mechanistic scenarios are used to examine potential impacts