EESA07H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Narmada Bachao Andolan, International Hydropower Association, Water Cycle
8 Nov 2016
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Eesa07h3 f: lecture 7 - technologies for sustainable water management. (november. Sustainable water use: is the use of water resources by people in a way that allows society to develop and flourish into an indefinite future without degrading the various components of the hydrological cycle or ecological systems. The experience is based upon the 20th century: dams, canals and wells. It"s the symbol of a hard path towards sustainable water use. Dam advocates: the international commission on large dams (icold); the. Dam opponents: international rivers and the narmada bachao andolan. Average cost overruns for large dams were 54%, and for fossil fuels plants 6%. Dams are usually completed within a year. Cost-benefit analysis: whether the benefits of the dam outweigh the costs (financial, environmental, social). Dams: are human-made barriers that are used to hold back water, raising its level. The resulting reservoir is used to create electricity through hydropower as well as for water supply.
