Water Dams/Hydro Power - the Special Issue of the _kt75 | notes 02/2013



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Big is beautiful?[1] – The solutions for sustainable water management/alternative energy generation by means of water dams are multifarious and range from very small hydro power projects to largest scale dam solutions. Currently, there seems to be a certain tendency towards the latter option in particular in developing and emerging countries. In this context, the Ethiopian Grand Renaissance dam and the Congolese Grand Inga Dam represent the most known examples of large scale water dams. A widely discussed key question however is: comply such gigantic structures with the idea of sustainable development? What are the implications associated with the construction of such facilities and how efficient (from an economic point of view) are they? Are there any geo-political consequences and in case of what type of are they?


In order to address some of the above questions and to provide for a better understanding of the issue of sustainable water management with regard to hydro power the current issue of the _kt75 | notes is exclusively dedicated to this topic. Accordingly, a number of articles and discussion summaries dealing with technical, scientific as well as political aspects of water dams are compiled and reprinted. As usual the complete set of references is provided at the end of this issue of the notes.

As the most recent discussions and feedback have shown, hydro power is a very sensitive issue and it seems to be of outstanding importance to not only debate it but to try to find solutions.

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