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Hydropower Back on the AgendaI just came back from the International Hydropower Association (IHA) Congress in Kuching – the capital of the Malaysian State of Sarawak on Borneo. We wanted to see what progress had been made in the application of the Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol (HSAP) following its launch at the last IHA Congress two years ago...
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Hydrosatiety: Filling the Communications Gap over Groundwater IssuesOne always has to be cautious about what they write in reports as they can come back to haunt you in later years! Colleague and friend Patrick MacQuarrie, the Water Policy & Sustainability Advisor to Global Water Programme of IUCN, found something that I wrote in this report where I...
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Building river dialogue and governanceWater governance demonstrations catalyse solutions for transboundary cooperation and sustainable management of shared waters. Effective water management can bridge gaps between communities and between countries to forge agreements which protect and work sustainably with ecosystems. This depends on good water governance and the capacity of national policies, laws and the...
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Integrating the value of freshwater ecosystems into decision makingEconomic valuations of ecosystems are being made increasingly that use tried and tested tools for analysis. With ecosystem values in hand, decision makers can then weigh up the costs and benefits of alternate choices for ecosystems such as water infrastructure development and operation, with a more complete picture of the...
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Effective involvement of indigenous communities to enhance sustainable resource management |
