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September 2015
The Great Rivers Partnership is a global effort to advance sustainable management of the world's great rivers for people and nature. The GRP focuses on entire river systems and brings stakeholders together with the best available science to develop innovative solutions to the complex issues threatening freshwater health and sustainability.
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Learn more about the Great Rivers Partnership and its global water initiatives.
Learn more about the Great Rivers Partnership and its global water initiatives.
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© Terri Schulz |
Agricultural producers, municipal water utilities and conservation partners have come together to address prolonged drought on the Colorado River. In a unique test program to shore up declining reservoir levels, the states of Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico approved 10 projects that allow industry and other water users to voluntarily and temporarily forego use of their water in exchange for compensation.
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© Amy Vitale |
In May, The Nature Conservancy launched its Center for Sustainable Hydropower in Beijing. To get the Center fully underway, the Conservancy has hosted a number of training sessions and workshops to foster collaborative partnerships with hydropower companies, financing institutions and other decision makers who can influence the trajectory of how hydropower is built and managed around the world.
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© Brian Sidlauskas |
The Nature Conservancy will work with Global Environment Facility (GEF), the United Nations Development Programme and other partner organizations to share knowledge on sustainable hydropower through the next phase of GEF's 'IW:LEARN' (International Water Learning Exchange and Resource Network) program.
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© Bridget Besaw |
In an interview with Time, The Nature Conservancy's Global Managing Director for Water, Dr. Giulio Boccaletti, talks about how hydropower is on the verge of resurgence in the United States and what we can learn from Maine's Penobscot River about achieving more balanced outcomes for energy and the environment.
