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Main Theme
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DAMS FOR A CHANGING WORLD
-Need for Knowledge Transfer across the Generations & the World
-Need for Knowledge Transfer across the Generations & the World
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Session Theme
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- (1) Impacts of Climate Change on Dams and the Benefits from Dams
- Role of dams in the adaptation to climate change
- Assessment of climate change impacts on water resources and floods
- Climate change impacts on water storage facilities and its mitigation
- Role of hydropower in a low carbon society
- Guidance and polices on climate change adaptation planning
- Research needs for a more reliable knowledge on climate change
- The impact of climate change on dam safety
- The role of dams in mitigating storm floods
- The monitoring and operation of dams during flood
- (2) Dams for Meeting Increasing Demand of Growing World Population
- Food, energy and water - needs for dams in developed and developing countries
- Coexistence of dams with society and the environment
- Management of reservoir sedimentation
- Financial aspects of dams
- Institutional, planning and regulatory aspects
- The benefits of dams and new technologies in providing potable water supply
- (3) Knowledge & Technology Transfer in Dam Engineering
- Knowledge transfer & succession planning
- Transfer of information across the world
- Methods of information transfer to the next generation
- Case studies of technology transfers
- (4) Advanced Technologies for Construction of Dams
- Recent development in RCC dams and hardfill (CSG) dams
- Recent development in embankment dams
- Recent development in appurtenant structures
- (5) New Techniques to Prevent and Manage Incidents & Accidents
- Information and communication technology for operation and monitoring
- Technologies to prevent accidents and incidents
- Remedial technologies
- Case studies
- (6) Earthquakes
- Recent strong earthquakes and the behavior of dams
- Lessons from case histories of dams and appurtenant structures subject to earthquakes
- New methodologies to predict causative faults and earthquake ground motions
- Design and operation of hydraulic structures to resist earthquakes
- Emergency measures taken after earthquakes
- Performance monitoring for seismic events
- (7) Geotechnical Aspects of Dam Foundations
- New techniques in exploration and evaluation
- Treatment technologies: efficiency and long-term performance
- Treatment of difficult geological conditions
- Design technologies for dams on weak foundations
- (8) Others