Climate change and the hydropower sector: A global review

A Wasti, P Ray, S Wi, C Folch… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Renewable sources of electricity, such as solar and wind, need to be paired with sources of
reliable baseload. Hydropower is a renewable, low‐emission source of electricity baseload …

Balancing national economic policy outcomes for sustainable development

M Basheer, V Nechifor, A Calzadilla, C Ringler… - Nature …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Abstract The 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim at jointly improving
economic, social, and environmental outcomes for human prosperity and planetary health …

Balancing renewable energy and river resources by moving from individual assessments of hydropower projects to energy system planning

JJ Opperman, JP Carvallo, R Kelman… - Frontiers in …, 2023‏ - frontiersin.org
As governments and non-state actors strive to minimize global warming, a primary strategy
is the decarbonization of power systems which will require a massive increase in renewable …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge co-production for decision-making in human-natural systems under uncertainty

EA Moallemi, F Zare, A Hebinck, K Szetey… - Global Environmental …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Decision-making under uncertainty is important for managing human-natural systems in a
changing world. A major source of uncertainty is linked to the multi-actor settings of …

[HTML][HTML] A resilience assessment framework for complex engineered systems using graphical evaluation and review technique (GERT)

S Geng, M Yang, M Mitici, S Liu - Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Abstract System resilience characterizes the capability of maintaining the required
functionality under disruptions, which is of great significance in evaluating the productivity …

Assessing river basin development given water‐energy‐food‐environment interdependencies

R Geressu, C Siderius, JJ Harou, J Kashaigili… - Earth's …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Many river basins in the Global South are undergoing rapid development with major
implications for the interdependent water‐energy‐food‐environmental (WEFE)“nexus” …

Using the WWF water risk filter to screen existing and projected hydropower projects for climate and biodiversity risks

JJ Opperman, RR Camargo, A Laporte-Bisquit, C Zarfl… - Water, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Climate change is predicted to drive various changes in hydrology that can translate into
risks for river ecosystems and for those who manage rivers, such as for hydropower. Here …

Impacts of GCM credibility on hydropower production robustness under climate change: CMIP5 vs CMIP6

Y Guo, YP Xu, X Yu, J **e, H Chen, Y Si - Journal of Hydrology, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Climate change has emerged as a vital issue for hydropower management in the future.
General circulation model (GCM)-informed climate is commonly applied to assess the …

Robust hydropower planning balances energy generation, carbon emissions and sediment connectivity in the Mekong River Basin

M Tangi, R Schmitt, R Almeida, S Bossi… - Earth's …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
We present a framework for strategic dam planning under uncertainty, which includes GHG
emissions mitigation as a novel objective. We focus on the Mekong River Basin, a fast …

[HTML][HTML] Balancing services from built and natural assets via river basin trade-off analysis

AP Hurford, MP McCartney, JJ Harou, J Dalton… - Ecosystem Services, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Built water infrastructure impacts the balance of services provided by a river and its flow
regime. Impacts on both commercial and subsistence activities should be considered in …