EESA07H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Forward Osmosis, Soil Salinity, Food Policy
16 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. Water management in the 20th century is defined by: dams, canals and wells. There are soft and hard approaches to the technologies used for sustainable water management. Large dams are the preeminent symbol of the hard path towards sustainable water use. Dam advocates: the international commission on large dams (icold) and. Icold: is an association of dam builders and operators that establish guidelines for dam constructors and operators and maintain the registry of large dams. The international hydropower association: is a trade group representing the hydropower industry. Dam opponents: international rivers and the narmada bachao andolan. International rivers: is an environmental ngo that works against large dams worldwide.
