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The energy transition requires the development of new infrastructure, which can have adverse effects on the environment and on certain communities.
As renewable energy becomes cheaper and climate change affects water availability, the contribution of hydropower will decline.
Recent flooding in Tanzania prompted debate about the role of a new megadam. This matters as climate change models predict flooding could increase.
Migratory fish populations are down 81% since 1970, says a new report.
How does flowing water make electricity? An engineer explains hydroelectric generation.
The mega dam in Jinja was meant to give Uganda energy independence, but this was constrained by Britain’s agricultural interests in Egypt.
Climate change is affecting hydropower in different ways across the country.
Nigeria’s national electricity grid has collapsed more than 200 times since 2010, regularly resulting in widespread blackouts.
One in 200 jaguars are likely to be affected by dams, versus one in five tigers.
A recent declaration of a river as a legal person in Canada recognizes Indigenous laws and governance, and champions people as the guardians of nature.
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