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urban areas is having a significant impact on the quantity and quality of water available as inputs into the production and … consumption process, as well as the ability of the water system to absorb and neutralize the waste byproducts deposited into it …. Water shortages are most severe in the north of the country, where surface water diversion is excessive and groundwater is …
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vulnerability of the economy to these shocks. It helps clarify linkages between the country's economic performance and its water … resources endowment and management. It then uses this analysis to recommend both water resource strategies and economic and …-wide effects of water shocks. This report finds that unmitigated hydrological variability currently costs the economy over one …
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Executive summary -- Water security -- Profiling water security in the Middle East and North Africa -- The water …
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This study points out that hydroelectric plants will continue to play a prominent role in the Brazilian electric matrix. A significant portion of the potential hydroelectric plants of the country is located in the Amazon, environmentally sensitive region. The licensing of hydroelectric projects...
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geospatial planning for small hydropower. It is conducted in close coordination with the Ministry of Energy, the Electricity …
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Peru is favored by a stable and growing economy and the availability of indigenous sources of energy for electricity generation, hydro and natural gas. Installed capacity in Peru in 2006 was 6658 MW, of which 48 percent was hydro-based. However, regarding new investment in generation, there is...
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The Ghazi-Barotha Hydropower Project is a major run-of-river power project designed to meet the acute shortage of power … in Pakistan. It is being implemented by the Water and Power Development Authority of Pakistan (WAPDA). The project …
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