Dams

ISSUES

Development model
In the XXth century, dams were synonymous with development and economic progress. A lot of them were built and there are now about 50 000 dams over 15 metres and about 800 000 dams with a lesser height. We have now realised that these structures bring many disadvantages; they are features of a development model that is increasingly challenged. (1)

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INDICATORS

Arable land
Renewable energy in the energy mix
Water consumption
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