The nature of our mistakes, from promise to practice: water stewardship for sustainable hydropower in Sub-Saharan Africa
The role of hydropower in the renewable energy mix for Africa's green development is widely recognised and underpinned by respective government and development partner funded initiatives. However, the growing demand for energy must be balanced with considerations for resource protection and benefit...
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| author | O'Brien, G.C. Mor, C. Buhl-Nielsen, E. Dickens, Christopher W. S. Olivier, A.-L. Cullis, J. Shrestha, P. Pitts, H. Baleta, H. Rea, D. |
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| author_facet | O'Brien, G.C. Mor, C. Buhl-Nielsen, E. Dickens, Christopher W. S. Olivier, A.-L. Cullis, J. Shrestha, P. Pitts, H. Baleta, H. Rea, D. |
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| description | The role of hydropower in the renewable energy mix for Africa's green development is widely recognised and underpinned by respective government and development partner funded initiatives. However, the growing demand for energy must be balanced with considerations for resource protection and benefit sharing of water resource developments with vulnerable human communities. An international conference on water stewardship for sustainable hydropower brought together key stakeholders in Nairobi, Kenya. This paper aims to synthesise the key messages of experts who attended the conference, presents the emerging body of good practice policies, plans and action in developing sustainable hydropower in Sub-Saharan Africa, and provides recommendations for the way forward. Outcomes of the conference include considerations, planning for sustainable resource development, resource protection considerations, sharing of resource development benefits, and putting the promise into practice. This discussion describes the nature of our planning and management mistakes in the past, presents good practice options and how to implement sustainable hydropower in the future. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1151622025-05-20T05:43:10Z The nature of our mistakes, from promise to practice: water stewardship for sustainable hydropower in Sub-Saharan Africa O'Brien, G.C. Mor, C. Buhl-Nielsen, E. Dickens, Christopher W. S. Olivier, A.-L. Cullis, J. Shrestha, P. Pitts, H. Baleta, H. Rea, D. water resources water management planning hydropower renewable energy resource management multi-stakeholder processes decision making sustainable development society environmental flows dams The role of hydropower in the renewable energy mix for Africa's green development is widely recognised and underpinned by respective government and development partner funded initiatives. However, the growing demand for energy must be balanced with considerations for resource protection and benefit sharing of water resource developments with vulnerable human communities. An international conference on water stewardship for sustainable hydropower brought together key stakeholders in Nairobi, Kenya. This paper aims to synthesise the key messages of experts who attended the conference, presents the emerging body of good practice policies, plans and action in developing sustainable hydropower in Sub-Saharan Africa, and provides recommendations for the way forward. Outcomes of the conference include considerations, planning for sustainable resource development, resource protection considerations, sharing of resource development benefits, and putting the promise into practice. This discussion describes the nature of our planning and management mistakes in the past, presents good practice options and how to implement sustainable hydropower in the future. 2021-12 2021-09-26T10:31:47Z 2021-09-26T10:31:47Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115162 en Limited Access Wiley O'Brien, G. C.; Mor, C.; Buhl-Nielsen, E.; Dickens, Christopher W. S.; Olivier, A.-L.; Cullis, J.; Shrestha, P.; Pitts, H.; Baleta, H.; Rea, D. 2021. The nature of our mistakes, from promise to practice: water stewardship for sustainable hydropower in Sub-Saharan Africa. River Research and Applications, 37(10):1538-1547. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3849] |
| spellingShingle | water resources water management planning hydropower renewable energy resource management multi-stakeholder processes decision making sustainable development society environmental flows dams O'Brien, G.C. Mor, C. Buhl-Nielsen, E. Dickens, Christopher W. S. Olivier, A.-L. Cullis, J. Shrestha, P. Pitts, H. Baleta, H. Rea, D. The nature of our mistakes, from promise to practice: water stewardship for sustainable hydropower in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title | The nature of our mistakes, from promise to practice: water stewardship for sustainable hydropower in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_full | The nature of our mistakes, from promise to practice: water stewardship for sustainable hydropower in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_fullStr | The nature of our mistakes, from promise to practice: water stewardship for sustainable hydropower in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | The nature of our mistakes, from promise to practice: water stewardship for sustainable hydropower in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_short | The nature of our mistakes, from promise to practice: water stewardship for sustainable hydropower in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_sort | nature of our mistakes from promise to practice water stewardship for sustainable hydropower in sub saharan africa |
| topic | water resources water management planning hydropower renewable energy resource management multi-stakeholder processes decision making sustainable development society environmental flows dams |
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