Friday, September 21, 2012

A Risky Climate for Big Dams in Africa

Huffington Post: Climate change is bringing many uncertainties, especially to the world of water. No continent will be harder hit by climate change than Africa. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has stated that African river basins will be especially affected by climate change, and are expected to face worse droughts and more extreme floods as a result. Yet across the continent, large dams are being planned with no understanding of how a changing climate will affect them - and little attention to the...

URL: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lori-pottinger/a-risky-climate-for-big-d_b_1901065.html
Enclosure: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN0YvxVdNSU&feature=youtu.be

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