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Navigating Trade-Offs Between Dams and River Conservation

Posted: 10 Aug 2021 08:11 AM PDT

Connected and healthy rivers deliver diverse benefits that are often overlooked: freshwater fish stocks that improve food security for hundreds of millions of people, nutrient-rich sediment that supports agriculture and keeps deltas above rising seas, floodplains that help mitigate the impact of floods, and a wealth of biodiversity. Navigating Trade-Offs Between Dams And River Conservation, […] Related posts: Enhancing Water Security and the Role of Diplomacy in Africa's Mara River Basin...

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