Report / Case study

DFID research on dams/hydropower and low carbon growth

author(s) Urban, F.
from UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
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themes
regions
  • Central America
  • Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Americas
  • World
  • Northern Africa
  • Africa
  • South America
citation

Urban, F. DFID research on dams/hydropower and low carbon growth. TI-UP Resource Centre, London, UK (2009) 10 pp

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Abstract

This report provides information on the definitions of large and small hydropower plants, hydropower potential, costs of hydropower plants, and sources of greenhouse gas emissions from hydroelectric dams and reservoirs. This resource was produced by TI-UP – a DFID-funded resource centre for technology, infrastructure and urban planning, managed by IMC Worldwide Ltd

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