Blog: Sustainable hydropower to advance climate action
Sustainable hydropower can help governments to limit the impacts of climate change, provided policy-makers and planners adopt the right tools.
Blog: Hydro modernisation in South America requires better financing and regulation
Blog by Arturo Alarcón, Senior Energy Specialist at IDB and Maria Ubierna, Hydropower Specialist at IHA
Blog: Hydropower for the 21st century in Latin America and the Caribbean
The modernisation of the hydropower fleet in Latin America and the Caribbean needs to go beyond 'business as usual', write Arturo Alarcón, Senior Energy Specialist at the Inter-A
Blog: Learning the language of sustainable hydropower
IHA's Sustainability Specialist Alain Kilajian writes about working to promote sustainability in hydropower development.
Six emerging hydropower technology trends
Emerging technological trends aimed at increasing hydropower’s flexibility, efficiency and cost-effectiveness were the subject of a workshop organised by the European Commission
World Water Day – Water, Climate Change and Hydropower
Water, climate and energy are inextricably linked, writes IHA's Senior Analyst Cristina Diez Santos.
Blog: How can we improve hydropower technologies?
To achieve growth in hydropower, innovation is needed to improve technologies, writes Simon Hamlyn, CEO of the British Hydropower Association.
Five-step guide to standing in the 2019 IHA Board elections
Nominations are now open for the 2019 IHA Board elections, which will take place between May and July this year.
Better Hydro: labour and working conditions at Santo Antônio, Brazil
This case study is featured in Better Hydro: Compendium of Case Studies 2017, which highlights examples of good practice in hydropower sustainability across all aspects of project development.
Better Hydro: regional initiative on sustainable hydropower
An application of the Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol at Shardara in Kazakhstan led to a broader regional initiative.
Better Hydro: protecting biodiversity at Reventazón, Costa Rica
The Reventazón Hydroelectric Project (RHP) is one of the first Latin American hydroelectric projects to use a river offset approach.