Happening Now: Opening Ceremony of the 27th ICOLD-CIGB 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-CIGB Marseille 2022 #ICOLD2022

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

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

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

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 !

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…

📊 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

💡 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

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

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

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

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

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

Earlier today, #UCOLD Executives had a lunch meeting with a delegate from #SweCOLD #SweCOLD is an ICOLD-CIGB 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…

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…

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…

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…