Analysis reveals hydropower megaprojects impact ecosystems in South Asia, suggesting improved river management strategies.
China has begun construction on what may become the world’s most ambitious effort to harness mighty rivers to generate electricity. The 60-gigawatt Lower Yarlung Tsangpo Hydropower Project portends a new frontier in renewable energy but also reopens long-standing questions about managing rivers that cross national borders and the unintended impacts of hydropower megaprojects on people and ecosystems depending on rivers.
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