UNIFYING THE VOICES OF HYDROPOWER

WG-2: Hydropower and Biodiversity

General scope to:

  • Highlight in accessible language state-of-the-art hydropower plants and existing solutions to key biodiversity issues politically discussed at national and EU level (implementation of RED III and the Nature Restoration Regulation at national level; CIS WG discussion on free flowing rivers, e-flows, sediment management, water quality in reservoir, GHG emissions, etc.)
  • Produce concise fact-sheets with actual representative case studies and update/maintain bibliography of scientific articles
  • Identify needs for developing environmentally compatible solutions, incl. eco-design solutions, environmental footprint and LCA issues
  •  Foster the cooperation with national and European decision-makers and regulatory agencies
      • Help work on social acceptance of hydropower infrastructure

 

Contributors

 

Chairing Team

Chair Christoph Hauer Austria
Co Chair Anastasius Youtsos Greece
Co Chair Natakie Rojko Germany

 

Participants

Adelina Benito Abad  Italy
Adrian Lindermuth Belgium
Agnès BARILLIER France
Anders Andersson Sweden
Andrea Abbate Italy
August Meindl Austria
Brigitte Reitter Germany
Caroline de Zutter France
Chantel Niebuhr Germany
Christian Jähnel Austria
Cristina Diez United Kingdom
David Mirtskhulava Georgia
Egidijus Kasiulis Lithuania
François  K. Edwards United Kingdom
Franck Pressiat France
Gunnar Hellström Sweden
Harry Driscoll USA
Irena Beloreshka Bulgaria
JEAN-JACQUES FRY France
Jeffrey Tuhtan Estonia
Jürgen Schuol Germany
Kalina Todorova Bulgaria
Klaus Jorde Austria
Liane Girier-Dufournier United Kingdom
Line Elisabeth Sundt-Hansen Norway
Marco Tangi Italy
Mark Morris France
Markus Aufleger Austria
Martin Bösch Austria
Matthew Nimmo Finland
Pietro  Ciaravol Italy
Sabine  NEUWERTH Austria
Syed Iqbal Mehdi Pakistan
Walter Gostner Italy

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