Cahora Bassa Dam looking downstream door International Rivers
Photo: Rich Beilfuss
Currently, 13,000 megawatts of new large-dam hydro is proposed for the Zambezi and its tributaries. An in-depth study, commissioned by International Rivers and written by Dr. Richard Beilfuss, assesses the hydrological risks for hydropower dams on the Zambezi River and gives an early warning about what Southern Africa could be facing as it contemplates plans for more large hydropower dams in a time of climate change.
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Cahora Bassa, vroeger ook Cabora Bassa genoemd, is de naam van een stuwdam en stuwmeer in de provincie Tete in Mozambique. De dam werd gebouwd tussen 1969 en 1979 en is één van de grootste stuwdammen ter wereld. Lees verder
