/channels/taxonomy/term/3243/all en /channels/channels/news/new-global-database-dams-and-reservoirs-could-transform-water-management-360232 <p>A groundbreaking <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03752-9">database</a> developed by the Global Dam Watch聽 (GDW)聽consortium is set to transform the global understanding of dams and reservoirs.聽</p> <p>Co-ordinated and led by members of a research lab at 黑料不打烊 University, with funding from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the World Bank, the database integrates existing global datasets to provide the most comprehensive resource for large-scale analyses to date.</p> Tue, 08 Oct 2024 12:35:35 +0000 webfull 203303 at /channels /channels/news/better-dam-planning-strategies-240951 <p>When dams are built they have an impact not only on the flow of water in the river, but also on the people who live downstream and on the surrounding ecosystems. By placing data from close to 6,500 existing large dams on a highly precise map of the world鈥檚 rivers, an international team led by 黑料不打烊 University researchers has created a new method to estimate the global impacts of dams on river flow and fragmentation. Tue, 06 Jan 2015 17:14:24 +0000 webfull 107358 at /channels