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World’s most comprehensive & freely available database of dams, improving understanding of the costs & benefits of dams, reservoirs & other water management infrastructure, as well as empowering research & informed decision-making. www.globaldamwatch.org

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King's Global Affairs @kings-sga.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
🎧 PODCAST The proposed Grand Inga dam in the Democratic Republic of Congo would be the largest power station in the world, if built. But after decades of delay, investors withdrawing, environmental concerns, and its ballooning $80bn price tag, does the dream still hold water? pod.fo/e/2b6b11
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WORLD: we got this with Esau Williams: Dam clever: is world's biggest hydro scheme a good idea?
The proposed Grand Inga dam in the Democratic Republic of Congo would be the largest power station in the world - if its ever built. With twice the output of China's Three Gorges, the dam could pot...
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Owen Boswarva @owenboswarva.bsky.social · 09/10/2024
New Database Provides World's Most Comprehensive Data on River Barriers and Reservoirs www.worldwildlife.org/press-releas... Paper by Lehner et al doi.org/10.1038/s415... Global Dam Watch (GDW) v1 consensus global database www.globaldamwatch.org/database (CC BY) #geospatial #opendata
Map: Global distribution of reservoirs and river barriers in GDW v1 database
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Global Dam Watch @globaldamwatch.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Explore the Global Dam Watch database to continue diving deeper into large-scale dam and reservoir data (2/2): www.globaldamwatch.org #Dams #Hydropower #GlobalDamWatch #WaterManagement #News #EnvironmentalMonitoring #Water #OpenData
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Global Dam Watch is an international collaboration which aims to improve our understanding of the costs and benefits of dams to our world by providing open access data and tools focused on dams and re...
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Global Dam Watch @globaldamwatch.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
🌍 This Week’s Dams in the News Roundup! Curious about the latest updates on dams around the world? Click to halt and watch the full video to discover key highlights and attributes of dams that made the news this past week! (1/2)
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Global Dam Watch @globaldamwatch.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Visit Global Dam Watch (GDW) to discover more (3/3): www.globaldamwatch.org #KamchayDam #Hydropower #Cambodia #Dams #WaterManagement #OpenData
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Global Dam Watch is an international collaboration which aims to improve our understanding of the costs and benefits of dams to our world by providing open access data and tools focused on dams and re...
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Global Dam Watch @globaldamwatch.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Are you interested in exploring hydropower developments across Southeast Asia? Global Dam Watch provides powerful tools to explore dam locations, attributes such as reservoir storage capacity and allows for calculating a range of analysis and custom metrics. (2/3)
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Global Dam Watch @globaldamwatch.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Dam of the Week: Kamchay Dam, Cambodia The dam in spotlight this week is Kamchay Dam in the Kamchay River basin in Cambodia. Operational from 2011, Kamchay Dam is Cambodia’s first ever large-scale hydropower project, with a HEP generating capacity of 193 MW. (1/3)
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Global Dam Watch @globaldamwatch.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
🌍 Dams in the News Roundup From This Past Week Watch the full video to learn more about these dams and their attributes, and explore the global dam watch database to dive deeper into large-scale dam and reservoir data: www.globaldamwatch.org #Dams #Hydropower #Water #News #OpenData
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Global Dam Watch @globaldamwatch.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
🌍 Dams in the News Roundup From This Past Week Watch the full video to learn more about these dams and their attributes, and explore the global dam watch database to dive deeper into large-scale dam and reservoir data: www.globaldamwatch.org #Dams #Hydropower #Water #News #OpenData
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Global Dam Watch @globaldamwatch.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
To access and analyse large-scale data of the region and dam infrastructure, explore the Global Dam Watch database and its various metrics and calculations (3/3): www.globaldamwatch.org #FarmersPondDam #DamRemoval #WaterManagement #OpenData #Dam #Water
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Global Dam Watch is an international collaboration which aims to improve our understanding of the costs and benefits of dams to our world by providing open access data and tools focused on dams and re...
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Global Dam Watch @globaldamwatch.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Department of Fish and Game’s Division of Ecological Restoration and ResilientMass as part of a broader initiative for evaluating the risks and assessing the potential for dam removal. (2/3)
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Global Dam Watch @globaldamwatch.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Dam of the Week: Farmers Pond Dam, United States Attleboro City is receiving funding from the state to conduct a removal preliminary design study for the Farmers Pond Dam in the city. It is one among the eight dams in Massachusetts to get a share of $400,000 in funding from the Mass. (1/3)
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Global Dam Watch @globaldamwatch.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Visit our database and tools here (4/4): www.globaldamwatch.org #GrandIngaDam #Hydropower #WaterManagement #DamNews #OpenData
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Global Dam Watch is an international collaboration which aims to improve our understanding of the costs and benefits of dams to our world by providing open access data and tools focused on dams and re...
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Global Dam Watch @globaldamwatch.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Interested in exploring the attributes of the region's existing dam infrastructure, reservoir storage capacity and hydrology? Global Dam Watch provides access to large-scale historical and real-time dam and reservoir data. (3/4)
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Global Dam Watch @globaldamwatch.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
The plan has faced financial and logistical challenges over the years, with the recent development being the withdrawal of China’s Three Gorges Corporation from the project. (2/4)
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Global Dam Watch @globaldamwatch.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
The Grand Inga Dam, planned on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has long been envisioned as the world’s largest hydroelectric project, capable of generating up to 40,000 MW, more than twice the capacity of China’s Three Gorges Dam. (1/4)
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Global Dam Watch @globaldamwatch.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Want to explore the attributes of existing dam infrastructure, reservoir storage capacity & the region’s hydrology, Global Dam Watch provides access to historical & real-time water management infrastructure data. Make sure to follow us & visit our database here: www.globaldamwatch.org #OpenData
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Global Dam Watch is an international collaboration which aims to improve our understanding of the costs and benefits of dams to our world by providing open access data and tools focused on dams and re...
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Global Dam Watch @globaldamwatch.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Want to explore the attributes of existing dam infrastructure, reservoir storage capacity & the region’s hydrology, Global Dam Watch provides access to historical & real-time water management infrastructure data. Make sure to follow us & visit our database here: www.globaldamwatch.org #OpenData
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GlobalDamWatch.org
Global Dam Watch is an international collaboration which aims to improve our understanding of the costs and benefits of dams to our world by providing open access data and tools focused on dams and re...
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Global Dam Watch @globaldamwatch.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Want to explore the attributes of existing dam infrastructure, reservoir storage capacity & the region’s hydrology, Global Dam Watch provides access to historical & real-time water management infrastructure data. Make sure to follow us & visit our database here: www.globaldamwatch.org #OpenData
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GlobalDamWatch.org
Global Dam Watch is an international collaboration which aims to improve our understanding of the costs and benefits of dams to our world by providing open access data and tools focused on dams and re...
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Global Dam Watch @globaldamwatch.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Want to explore the attributes of existing dam infrastructure, reservoir storage capacity & the region’s hydrology, Global Dam Watch provides access to historical & real-time water management infrastructure data. Make sure to follow us & visit our database here: www.globaldamwatch.org #OpenData
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GlobalDamWatch.org
Global Dam Watch is an international collaboration which aims to improve our understanding of the costs and benefits of dams to our world by providing open access data and tools focused on dams and re...
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Global Dam Watch @globaldamwatch.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Want to explore the attributes of existing dam infrastructure, reservoir storage capacity & the region’s hydrology, Global Dam Watch provides access to historical & real-time water management infrastructure data. Make sure to follow us & visit our database here: www.globaldamwatch.org #OpenData
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GlobalDamWatch.org
Global Dam Watch is an international collaboration which aims to improve our understanding of the costs and benefits of dams to our world by providing open access data and tools focused on dams and re...
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Global Dam Watch @globaldamwatch.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Want to explore the attributes of existing dam infrastructure, reservoir storage capacity & the region’s hydrology, Global Dam Watch provides access to historical & real-time water management infrastructure data. Make sure to follow us & visit our database here: www.globaldamwatch.org #OpenData
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GlobalDamWatch.org
Global Dam Watch is an international collaboration which aims to improve our understanding of the costs and benefits of dams to our world by providing open access data and tools focused on dams and re...
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Global Dam Watch @globaldamwatch.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Visit Global Dam Watch (GDW) to discover more (3/3): www.globaldamwatch.org #DamOfTheWeek #Hydropower #WaterManagement #Database #Dams #Water #Hydrology #OpenData
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Global Dam Watch is an international collaboration which aims to improve our understanding of the costs and benefits of dams to our world by providing open access data and tools focused on dams and re...
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Global Dam Watch @globaldamwatch.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Are you interested in analysing large-scale dam data from the Mekong River Basin? GDW provides powerful tools to explore dam locations, attributes such as reservoir reported storage capacity, HEP reported capacity, etc and allows for calculating a range of analyses and custom metrics. (2/3)
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Global Dam Watch @globaldamwatch.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Dam of the Week: Xiaowan Dam, China This week’s dam in focus is the Xiaowan Dam in the Lancang (Upper Mekong) River Basin in China. Built in 2010, Xiaowan Dam is the world's second-highest arch dam, with a wall of 292 meters high spanning the Lancang River. (1/3)
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Global Dam Watch @globaldamwatch.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Welcome to GDW's Bluesky Account! We provide the world’s most comprehensively curated, freely available database of dams & reservoirs. Explore our data & analyses, which improve understanding of the costs & benefits of dams, reservoirs & other water management infrastructure: www.globaldamwatch.org
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Global Dam Watch is an international collaboration which aims to improve our understanding of the costs and benefits of dams to our world by providing open access data and tools focused on dams and re...
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