World Register of Dams / Registre Mondial des Barrages
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17th ICOLD International Benchmark Workshop on Numerical Analysis of Dams
Sofia, Bulgaria
9th - 12th April 2025
XXI technical dam control international conference
Cracow, Poland
09 - 12 September 2025
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DAMS & SUSTAINABILITY ICOLD Webinar - 29/05/2024
Dams and Sustainability
Committee T of ICOLD has planned a series of webinars dedicated to the sustainability of dams in their full life cycle. The first webinar aimed to define the content and what should be addressed in the development of future work. The video of this Webinar#1 is now available here.
DAMS & SUSTAINABILITY ICOLD Webinar - 29/05/2024
PROGRAM
- Webinar presentation Michel Lino (President of ICOLD)
- Introduction. Objectives & Purpose Luc Deroo (ICOLD TC-T) Francisco Ortega (ICOLD TC-P)
- The framework: SDGs Francisco Ortega (ICOLD TC-P)
- Dams and the environment (social and ecological aspects beyond CHG) Peter Amos (ICOLD TC-G)
- The sustainability of concrete dams Marco Conrad (ICOLD TC-D)
- The LCA method. An example Joachim Verdier (Lhoist Group)
- Accounting externalities and short/long term analysis Lamis Aljounaidi (PIA)
- Various levels of ambition, perimeters and metrics Luc Deroo (ICOLD TC-T)
- Q&A Session
- Moderation Steve Usher (HP&D)
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