Aging Dams, Dam Removal, and Sustainable Development
Abstract
Khagram will discuss adaptive management of existing dams for sustainable development. He will review environmental impacts and mitigation, social impacts, decision making and governance, water quality and human health and safety. Finally, he will talk about decommissioning dams, and policy and practice implications.
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