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Planning dam portfolios for low sediment trapping shows limits for sustainable hydropower in the Mekong
The transboundary Mekong Basin has been dubbed the “Battery of Southeast Asia” for its large hydropower potential. Development of hydropower dams in the six riparian countries proceeds without strategic analyses of dam impacts, e.g., reduced sediment delivery to the lower Mekong. This will impact so...
Autores principales: | Schmitt, R. J. P., Bizzi, S., Castelletti, A., Opperman, J. J., Kondolf, G. M. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6984971/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32047852 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aaw2175 |
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