When timing matters—misdesigned dam filling impacts hydropower sustainability

Filling of dams, when coinciding with droughts, can lead to severe downstream hydrology and ecology problems. The authors hence here provide a multisectoral perspective, using a dam in Ethiopia as an example, to develop adaptive filling solutions that support decision making, favourable filling timi...

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Main Authors: Marta Zaniolo, Matteo Giuliani, Scott Sinclair, Paolo Burlando, Andrea Castelletti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23323-5