Environmental and social
There are many environmental and social considerations which are criticial to achieving consensus on hydropower development.
IHA has championed the development of the Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol, a tool that measures hydropower projects across a range of considerations, including environmental and social.
The protocol was developed as a result of three years of multi-stakeholder engagement with governments, the finance sector, NGOs and hydropower industry.
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How can the hydropower sector and the Red Cross work together to protect flood-prone communities?
The Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre has developed an innovative mechanism to predict and prepare for flood risks, which was presented at a
Type:Blog postDate:27 March 2017 -
31.5 GW new hydropower capacity commissioned worldwide in 2016, pumped storage development accelerates
31.5 GW of new hydropower capacity was commissioned in 2016, according to estimates in our new briefing, 2017 Key Trends in Hydropower.
Type:Blog postDate:22 March 2017 -
Social aspects
Social aspects can be challenging to overcome if developers are not able to gain the support from affected stakeholders and obtain a ‘social licence’.
Type:Programme itemDate:6 March 2017 -
Webinar recording: results of the 2016 annual issues survey on hydropower
The IHA annual issues survey is an initiative that aims to monitor the key issues facing hydropower, identify policy developments around the world that affect the sector, and ensure that our work programme reflects the issues th
Type:Blog postDate:10 February 2017 -
Interview: William Rex, World Bank Group
The World Bank Group is an organising partner of the 2017 World Hydropower Congress, which will take place on 9–11 May in Addis Ababa.
Type:Blog postDate:2 February 2017
