The trade-off between irrigation versus hydropower is valid everywhere. It is less sensitive in water-rich countries and highly sensitive in regions with a dry climate. However, even water-rich countries can face a highly sensitive trade-off if consumptive demand reaches high water stress levels. Dr. Hubert Lohr Read more: Article on NBI website LinkedIn posts by […]
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NBI Strategic Water Resources Workshop
The NBI Strategic Water Resources Workshop was held from January 24th to 30th 2022 in Munyonyo, Uganda. This was followed by ENTRO workshops with modellers from the Nile Basin countries around the topics of Coordinated Operation of Cascade Dams and Lake Victoria Scenario Development, lasting until February 1st. We thank the Nile-SEC for organising the […]
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NBI Strategic Water Resources Analysis Phase II
SYDRO has been awarded the contract to support finalization of the NBI Strategic Water Resources Analysis Phase II
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EbA measures in the Thai water sector
SYDRO has been commissioned with a new project starting in March 2021 whose objective is to provide technical guidance on the application and development of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) measures in the Thai water sector.
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6th Nile Basin Development Forum (NBDF)
The virtual webinars of the 6th Nile Basin Development Forum have been launched on the 9th of March and will continue until the 29th of April 2021.
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TASK2 started
Following the successful completion of the predecessor project TASK, the successor project TASK2 was launched in 2021. The joint partners are the city of Erfurt and TFW (Thüringer Fernwasserversorgung). The project is funded by the BMU (German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety). The aim is to develop a tool for […]
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Transboundary Water Management
About 60% of global freshwater flows cross national boundaries and almost 50% of the globe’s land surface are transboundary river basins. Growing population and water demand in combination with climate change pose a risk of resource depletion leading to competition and conflicts between riparian countries. Transboundary water management is therefore one of the mounting issues […]
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Annual Mekong Flood Report 2017 published
The Annual Mekong Flood Report for 2017 has been published on the website of the Mekong River Commission (MRC). You can download it here. This publication is the 13th in a sequence of Annual Mekong Flood Reports by the MRC. The report argues that from the hydrological viewpoint, the year 2017 was rather normal without […]
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Dr. Hubert Lohr joins the GIZ project Transboundary Water Cooperation in the Lower Mekong Basin as key hydrology expert. ICEM (International Centre for Environmental Management) will carry out this project, which, after Georgia/Azerbaijan, Eastern Nile and Equatorial Nile, is another building block in transboundary water management in which experts from SYDRO are involved in.
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TASK – Early Detection of Droughts
After three years of research, the project TASK, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, is now ready for operational use. Reservoir operators and all those who are in need of seasonal forecasts for foresighted water management can now apply TASK in order to detect drought situations as early […]
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