Water resources: defusing conflict, promoting cooperation
Led by Professor Paolo Burlando, the EU-funded project DAFNE has developed a methodology for avoiding conflicts of use in transboundary rivers. The model-based procedure allows for participatory planning and cooperative management of water resources. The aim is now for the DAFNE methodology to be implemented in other regions of the world.
The construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River at the end of 2017. The dam provoked tensions between Ethiopia and its neighbours – echoing the situation following construction of Gibe III mega-dam on the Omo River. (Image: Keystone/Gioia Forster)
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Literaturhinweis:
Marta Zaniolo, Matteo Giuliani, Scott Sinclair, Paolo Burlando & Andrea Castelletti. external pageWhen timing matters – misdesigned dam filling impacts hydropower sustainability Nature Communications (2021), doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-23323-5
Learn more about the Chair of Hydrology and Water Resources Management led by Professor Paolo Burlando