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Water is food, & food is water! 🥗 Over 9️⃣5️⃣% of the food we eat is produced on land, starting with soils & water. Let’s manage this precious resource wisely to ensure food security & nutrition for all. #SDGs #WaterAction

Italian Env. Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin complained that projects to protect communities from flooding were sometimes blocked by local pressure groups". Are catastrophes are necessary to remind people that "free rivers" are dangerous ? rte.ie/news/2023/0518…

Une leçon venue de la Californie : une rivière sans barrage peut être dangereuse. Les hommes ne construisent pas des barrages pour le plaisir de couler du béton, mais aussi pour protéger leurs familles et leurs maisons de la fureur du fleuve. abc10.com/article/weathe…

Lesson from California : a dams-free river can be dangerous. Men do not build dams for the pleasure of pouring concrete, but also to protect their families and their homes from the river's fury. abc10.com/article/weathe…

Earlier today, #UCOLD Executives had a lunch meeting with a delegate from #SweCOLD #SweCOLD is an @ICOLDCIGB National Committee of Sweden organizing the 91st #ICOLD Annual Meeting, scheduled for Jun 2023 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Registration is open! Link icold-cigb2023.se/registration/r…

#Stanford University recognize the role of Dams to feed the world vervetimes.com/dams-could-pla…

Dams in #Vietnam are so efficient that they make anti-floods houses useless ! e.vnexpress.net/news/news/floo…

In USA, dams are doing better then solar for a reliable and cheap electricity , beside offering essential services eu.oakridger.com/story/news/202…

Save whisky, build dams ! heraldscotland.com/business_hq/20…

💡 We’re shining a light on the benefits sustainable hydropower brings to people and communities Help us celebrate sustainable hydropower on #GlobalHydropower Day: ow.ly/MyUB50K1lVm

Concrete pour has commenced for construction of the core dam at the Rogun #hydropower project in #Tajikistan, marking a major milestone for what will be the world’s highest dam once complete: waterpowermagazine.com/news/newsconcr…

An interesting initiative by Oak Ridge National Laboratory in USA : Where to get the facts behind hydropower newsazi.com/where-to-get-t…

📊 Hydropower is the largest source of renewable energy in the world. It provides benefits to people and communities while playing a vital role in the clean energy transition. 🖱️ Help tell sustainable hydropower’s story on #GlobalHydropowerDay: ow.ly/EIqM50K1haL 👈

brecorder.com/news/40187431/… Pakistan Minister for Water Resources : Dams are essential to solve the water crisis

Qui dans cet hémicycle a déjà touché 800€ par mois ! Par mois, pas par jour ! Personne ! Ils ne connaissent pas la souffrance des métiers essentiels, ils les méprisent et ils refusent l’augmentation du SMIC ! C’est honteux !

NATO is a "defensive" alliance? Joke of the century.

In Pakistan, demonstrations FOR dams. leadpakistan.com.pk/news/save-wazi…

General reports on Questions 106 & 107 will be presented and discussed; 3. Question 106 Surveillance, instrumentation, monitoring, data acquisition & processing 4. Question 107 Dams and climate change

Happening Now: Opening Ceremony of the 27th @ICOLDCIGB Congress, which will debate 4 most critical questions on Concrete Dams 1. Question 104 Concrete dams design innovations and performance 2. Question 105 Incidents and accidents concerning dams @Icold_cigb2022 #ICOLD2022