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Increased deforestation could reduce Amazon basin rainfall
Continued deforestation of the Amazon rainforest could diminish the amount of rain that falls in the Amazon River basin. Such a decline could potentially alter the region’s climate, disrupting rainforest ecosystems and impacting local economies, a new report published by the American Geophysical Union claims.
Security update for COP21 in Paris
Nick Henry, CEO of Climate Action, has released the following statement regarding the attacks in Paris on 13 November and the forthcoming COP 21 and Sustainable Innovation Forum to be held there.
Concern over silt laden Saudi reservoirs
Increasing levels of silt and sediment are reported to be lowering capacity at dams across Saudi Arabia. According to reports from the Saudi Press Agency, the Prince Sultan Institute for Environment, Water and Desert Research has suggested that poor maintenance has contributed to the problem and may affect the facilities’ operation during extreme flood events.
Developing hydropower at South Canal
In its Final Environmental Assessment, the US Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) has said there will be no significant impact for developing hydropower at Drop 5 of the South Canal in Colorado, US.
Application to double Welsh pumped storage project capacity
Snowdonia Pumped Hydro (SPH) has submitted an application to build a 99.9MW pumped storage facility at Glyn Rhonwy near Llanberis, Wales.
IHA members re-elected to governing board of World Water Council
Representatives of IHA corporate members EDF and K-Water have been re-elected to the World Water Council Board of Governors. The newly elected representatives, Ursat Xavier from EDF and K-Water’s Choi Gweyoon, will serve on the board for three years.
US power developments
The Helena Valley Irrigation District has requested approval to develop 9.4MW of hydropower from the US Bureau of Reclamation at the existing Helena Valley Pumping Plant site at Canyon Ferry Dam in Montana, US.
Global small hydropower market to reach 146.65GW by 2023
Global small hydropower is projected to reach an installed capacity of 146.65GW by 2023, according to a new report. Market installed capacity stood at 110.77GW in 2014 and is set for a compound annual growth rate of 2.85% from 2015-23.
Big data to help water and energy industries adapt to climate change
New global temperature data published by the EU’s Copernicus programme shows that the 12 month period to the end of October 2015 was the warmest on record. The monthly snapshot from the EU’s earth monitoring satellite programme highlights the potential for ‘big data’ to help the water and energy industries adapt to the changing environment.
Hydro Tasmania wins customer innovation award
A provider of commodity risk management software has named Hydro Tasmania, EOG Resources and Neas Energy as winners of its 2015 Customer Innovation Awards.