Hello Eco-Loggers! Abstracts are still being accepted for the session “Damming Tropical Rivers: Quantifying hydrological, ecological, and socioeconomic impacts at local to global scales” at the 2016 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (12-16 December 2016 in San Francisco, California). This session is co-convened by David Kaplan at the University of Florida and Elizabeth Anderson at Florida International University and invites submissions from a diverse group of biophysical and socioeconomic researchers to discuss unresolved questions about the “sustainability” of damming tropical rivers.
Session ID#: 13917 Session Description: Planned hydropower development in biologically and socially diverse tropical river basins promises to expand renewable energy production in a number of developing countries. While hydropower is viewed as a “green” (low-carbon) solution for meeting growing energy demand, the coupled hydrological, ecological, and socioeconomic impacts of widespread dam construction are poorly quantified. Critical questions remain regarding: cumulative impacts of multiple dams on hydrologic regime, river-floodplain connectivity, and ecosystem services; ecohydrological impacts on local and regional livelihoods and economies; dam-induced direct and indirect land-use changes and their impacts on regional and global climate; tradeoffs between avoided CO2 emissions and induced CH4 emissions from reservoir flooding; and the potential for alternate dam design and operation to better balance energy production, environmental protection, and socioeconomic goals. We invite submissions from a diverse group of biophysical and socioeconomic researchers to discuss these unresolved questions and guide future research on the “sustainability” of damming tropical rivers. The deadline for abstract submission is Wednesday, 3 August 2016. Abstracts can be submitted at https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm16/preliminaryview.cgi/Session13917 Please contact me ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>) or Elizabeth Anderson ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>) if we can provide any additional information. Thanks! David Kaplan -- David Kaplan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Dept. of Environmental Engineering Sciences Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment University of Florida 6 Phelps Lab, PO Box 116350 Gainesville, FL 32611-6350 Phone: (352) 392-8439 Fax: (352) 392-3624 www.watershedecology.org<http://www.watershedecology.org>
