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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Dam impact"”.
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The Bui Dam impact on Ghana-China relations : transparency, accountability and development outcomes from China's Sino Hydro Dam Project in Ghana
… wise. This thesis examines the Bui hydroelectric dam project, which is currently under construction in Ghana by Sino Hydro (Chinese Company), with financing coming from the Chinese government through the Exim Bank of China. It compares how the Akosombo that was financed by the World Bank in the …
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Large-scale floodplain sediment dynamics in the Mekong Delta : present state and future prospects
… in floodplains of the MD, and (2) assessed the impacts of likely future boundary changes on the sediment dynamics in the MD. The applied methodology combines field experiments and numerical simulation to quantify and predict the sediment dynamics in the entire delta in a spatially explicit …
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Understanding the Effect of Climate and Hydrometeorological Extremes on Natural and Human-Induced Hydrosystems
… presence of changing climate and anthropogenic impacts. An enhanced understanding of the interdependence between climate forcings, human-induced interventions, and water balance in both natural and modified basins are essential for developing reliable and resilient hydrosystems and for better …
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Impact of climate variability and human activities on water resources.
… human activities (land-use/land-cover changes, dam construction, etc.) interact and affect the hydrological regime in some selected basins in the semi-arid region of southeastern Spain. To conduct a comprehensive causal analysis, this PhD Thesis used the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) …
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Assessing Economic, Social, Political and Environmental Issues Related to Mega-projects: A case study of Merowe Dam in Sudan
… 2006). Many developing countries have used mega-dams as a source of electricity generation and water supply for irrigation, urban and industrial uses. Dams are still preferred as the primary strategy to pursue economic development, which has been reinforced by increasing levels of urbanisation, …